Synonyms for act as
act as

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1. act asverb

   function as or act like

   "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"

   Synonyms:
   play, act

2. act, play, act asverb

   pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind

   "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"

   Synonyms:
   pretend, make for, flirt, play, represent, dissemble, dally, recreate, wager, move, wreak, take on, work, toy, roleplay, playact, bet, run, fiddle, spiel, diddle, meet, act, bring, encounter, trifle, behave, do

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1. Andrew Needum:

   I'm trained for emergency situations and that's just exactly what it was, and I felt moved to act as well as other people on that plane, god created a servant heart in me, and I felt a calling to get up and do something.

2. New York:

   Rather than championing shutdowns, she’s spent much of her energy, both in public and behind the scenes, trying to get schools open. And she’s been trying, sometimes uncomfortably, to act as a mediator between desperate parents grieving their kids’ interrupted educations and beleaguered teachers who feel they’re being blamed for a calamity they didn’t create.

3. Nora Sackett:

   We'll have additional information about Lujan Grisham placement this upcoming week, this work will not require the Lt. Gov. to act as governor.

4. Francesco Azzarello:

   The only reason Girone is not allowed to leave India is so that he can act as a de facto guarantee of Italy's obligation to return him for trial, a human being cannot be used as a guarantee of the conduct of a state.

5. Kristan Hawkins:

   It’s pathetic that schools are ignoring their mandate to educate students and instead act as though their real purpose is facilitating the parties.This is a great disservice to students. And a huge waste of money for parents, almost always ignored by these sponsors is the fact that you can’t protect emotionally vulnerable students from a broken heart when they follow the false pitch that all consequences — babies included — can be ignored.