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Antonyms for act onact on

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  1. pursue, follow up on, act onverb

    carry further or advance

    "Can you act on this matter soon?"

    Synonyms:
    engage, pursue, quest for, prosecute, quest after, follow up on, follow, go after

  2. act onverb

    regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice

    "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"

    Synonyms:
    follow up on, pursue

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  1. Anna Myers:

    There are just too many cases of good people at the United Nations being crushed when they speak up about serious problems, including sexual abuse, this is outrageous. Whistleblowers will continue to carry the can alone unless member states demand the U.N. implement 21st century protections and act on issues raised.They can start by making sure that U.N. whistleblowers are protected for reporting directly to them.

  2. Dan Surface, The One Business Book You Absolutely Must Own!:

    You can overcome any obstacles by asking the right questions of the right people at the right time, then act on that advice with passion.

  3. Richard Lapchick:

    The NFL was a dramatic and courageous act on Colin Kaepernick taking a knee part because history would tell anybody that pays attention that it would be really unlikely Colin Kaepernick taking a knee'll get a coaching job after that, to have the guts to share the things Colin Kaepernick taking a knee did really opened up a discussion that was already opened but now in a much more dramatic way. This an insider as opposed to someone from the outside talking about what needs to happen and what has happened.

  4. Chief Joseph Sinagra:

    We can't execute a search warrant or act on hearsay, we have to act on factual information. And on this particular day, on February 14, we obtained factual information. And that's what made it so much different, and I know it's hard sometimes for people to understand that, but that's the way we have to operate.

  5. Martin Horn:

    The question that will have to be asked is,' To what extent was he literally superintending the operation of the prison ?' were there things that Martin Horn knew but failed to act on, or didn't know but should have known ? Was Martin Horn diligently insuring that the requisite procedures were in place, and were being adhered to ?

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