Synonyms for act on
act 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. Yolanda Fraser:

   They really didn't act on it, she had just turned 18 a week before, on August 14th. And they said she's probably just out with her friends or whatever.

2. Kamadoli Costa:

   As part of Tiffany Co.'s commitment to sustainability, we support the global movement to act on climate change. Using our brand to advocate for this important issue -- in addition to Tiffany's long-term goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 -- is one of the most important actions we can take.

3. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature, born halt and blind, through luxury of their parents, and can only, like invalids, act on the defensive.

4. Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist:

   In that case, it is their problem. We have a completely defensive agenda. We cannot act on what other countries may feel and think.

5. 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.