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act upon

VERB
act on
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
have no effect on






Example Sentences

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Baroness Hallett said the recommendations should be acted upon and implemented in a "timely manner" to better protect the people of Northern Ireland.

From BBC

She said that the recommendations in the research projects would "make churches safer" and should be acted upon.

From BBC

An independent report into opportunities missed to identify harm caused to Ms Stohr's patients was published last month by investigations company Verita and found an external review in 2016 was not acted upon.

From BBC

It was uncanny to see how Old Timothy’s cooing voice acted upon the villain.

From Literature

“You can keep your whatonyms and whatnots. My business is profit, and when I see an opportunity to make some, I act upon it.”

From Literature