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Synonyms for act upon
act up·on
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Princeton's WordNet
influence, act upon, workverb
have and exert influence or effect
"The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
Synonyms:
knead, turn, operate, act, shape, bring, work out, run, function, put to work, forge, lick, solve, make, regulate, determine, figure out, form, mould, sour, work, exploit, make for, go, play, do work, mold, tempt, charm, process, crop, exercise, ferment, influence, work on, wreak, cultivate, puzzle out
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act upon
Synonyms:
influence, effect, have influence uponact upon
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#123 | go | |
#125 | work | |
#132 | make | |
#368 | form | |
#431 | process | |
#516 | play | |
#552 | act | |
#672 | run | |
#853 | function | |
#1007 | turn | |
#1425 | bring | |
#1914 | determine | |
#2042 | exercise | |
#2943 | influence | |
#3012 | shape | |
#3943 | operate | |
#4953 | solve | |
#5648 | crop | |
#5938 | charm | |
#8988 | mold | |
#9768 | forge | |
#10264 | exploit | |
#11761 | regulate | |
#12027 | sour | |
#12751 | lick | |
#20940 | mould | |
#24442 | cultivate | |
#39745 | tempt | |
#51515 | wreak | |
#60296 | ferment | |
#61094 | knead |
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Of all the thoughts that hover in your mind, the one you deliberately choose and act upon - changes your LIFE!
I would assume, as a politician myself, that Donald Trump is thinking about the next election and he's looking at American society. And if you see how much support there is in American society to act upon climate change, he's probably doing the math and thinking that if I want to be reelected, I have to take this seriously, that gives me hope because the people want this. Corporations in the U.S. are on the same page as we are. States are. Cities are.
While we still do not know what policies and practices the incoming federal administration may adopt, given the many public pronouncements made during the presidential campaign and its aftermath, we felt it necessary to reaffirm that [University of California] will act upon its deeply held conviction that all members of our community have the right to work, study, and live safely and without fear at all UC locations.
Tulane University certainly gave me pause, because Tulane University was so high. And then I looked at all the parishes near Tulane University, and they were also elevated, in epidemiology, we call that an ecologic correlation. So it's a big factor that connects and fits a pattern. But unless we can make the connection at the individual level, it's not something that we can really act upon.
We continue to urge the public to please remain alert and to report to law enforcement any suspicious activity that is observed either in person or online, with our local partners we gather, share and act upon threat information as it comes to our attention.
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