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acting on

VERB

take action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pursue

WEAK

act upon follow follow up on motivate

Antonyms

WEAK

have no effect on

Example Sentences

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Security practitioners must govern autonomous agents acting on behalf of enterprises.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Solicitor Philip Breen, acting on behalf of Love, said that while his client had waived the right to a pre-sentence report, she has expressed both genuine remorse and shame for what she did.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The Oxford team developed a solution by combining two precisely controlled forces acting on a single trapped ion.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Sheinbaum’s predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, championed laws that barred foreign security agencies — including the DEA, CIA and FBI — from acting on the ground without informing Mexican federal authorities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

I stared at that hand for a half second before acting on instinct and harebrained desperation.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin