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act upon

VERB
act on
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
have no effect on






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Draghi's replacement at the head of the ECB, Christine Lagarde, delivered a similar message about the European single market being unfulfilled and the responsibility of national leaders to act upon Draghi's report.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

However, if you did not take note of this fact and act upon it, that is your mistake.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

A "pivotal missed opportunity" came when the hospital trust failed to act upon recommendations made by an external reviewer into her work in 2016, the report said.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

It found that the parents had not shown a likelihood of success, reasoning that mere exposure to ideas, without compulsion to affirm or act upon them, did not constitute a substantial burden on religious exercise.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2025

Rather, every flower, shrub, and tree was to be deployed with an eye to how each would act upon the imagination.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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