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action
noun as in something done
Strongest matches
activity, deal, force, life, movement, operation, plan, process, reaction, response
Strong matches
agility, alacrity, alertness, animation, ballgame, bit, business, bustle, commotion, dash, energy, enterprise, flurry, functioning, game, happening, hoopla, hopper, industry, liveliness, motion, occupation, power, proposition, racket, rush, scene, spirit, stir, stunt, turmoil, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity
Weak matches
noun as in individual deed
Strong matches
accomplishment, achievement, dealings, doing, enterprise, execution, exertion, exploit, feat, handiwork, manipulation, stroke, thrust, transaction, undertaking
noun as in a legal process
Strongest matches
case, claim, lawsuit, litigation, proceeding, prosecution, suit
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Example Sentences
However print versions of the earlier sections do not have the change, because for many years the Académie fought a rear-guard action against it.
On Wednesday, unions representing teachers said they will also ballot their members on strike action.
A pay offer aimed at avoiding industrial action by unions has been put on the table by Health Minister Mike Nesbitt.
The government's independent advisory body has looked at all the evidence and is satisfied that fortification is the right course of action for society as a whole.
If you've been affected by issues involving sexual abuse and violence, information and support is available at BBC Action Line.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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