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act

Definition for act

noun as in something done

noun as in legislative document

noun as in part of a performance

noun as in pretended behavior

verb as in behave in a certain way

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Powell will sit on Labour's powerful National Executive Committee and act as the party's "campaigner-in-chief."

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At their simplest, such stocks act as a levered bet on the direction of the particular token they have decided to amass.

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At their simplest, such stocks act as a levered bet on the direction of the particular token they have decided to amass.

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One of these, C/EBPα, acts as a clamp that keeps the cells from behaving like stem cells.

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Deciding he could learn more on a set than in a classroom, Ellison dropped out and began acting.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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