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Synonyms for act on
act on
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Princeton's WordNet
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 afteract 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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While hitting familiar Republican points criticizing the size of the federal debt, Romney at times sounded like a Democrat, calling for President Barack Obama and other leaders in Washington to act on common liberal priorities such as climate change, poverty and education. ‘I'm one of those Republicans who thinks we are getting warmer and that we contribute to that.
Most people think of robots as made of metals and ceramics but it's not so much what a robot is made from but what it does, which is act on its own on behalf of people, in that way it's a robot but it's also clearly an organism made from genetically unmodified frog cell.
While many questions remain, it is clear that the failure was not due to a lack of intelligence, but rather a failure to properly act on this intelligence. This is unacceptable and left our law enforcement men and women on the ground unprepared for the danger they would face. These heroes not only deserve our gratitude for successfully keeping Members and staff safe, they deserve answers and a commitment to do better.
Obamacare has failed the American people and must be repealed and replaced, as Congress considers this legislation, the administration will continue working to deliver relief and stabilize health markets, and Congress will continue to act on legislation to provide more choices and freedom in health care decisions.
Younger people are more likely to actually live as LGBT and to identify that way because they are growing up in a time when it's more acceptable to acknowledge those feelings and to act on them.
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