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acted on

VERB
take action
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
have no effect on


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Well, for starters, they realised when they were in a rut and acted on it.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

It said none of the borrowers acted on those suggestions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

"The consequence of each of these errors was that the court acted on a fundamentally mistaken basis," he said.

From BBC May 11, 2026

Although the rule Carr mentioned is legitimate, the FCC has rarely if ever acted on it, according to one veteran TV executive who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

Borelli treated the body as a system of levers acted on by the forces exerted by the muscles, and analysed geometrically how muscles in the human body acted in walking and running.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin



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