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. Robert Mueller:

   The Special Counsel and his staff failed in their duty to act as prosecutors and only as prosecutors.

2. Dr. Robert Anthony:

   Act as if you have already achieved your goal and it is yours.

3. Stratfor Security Analyst Scott Stewart:

   There are a lot of life safety issues that can be enhanced or resolved from the use of this technology, this device has two applications one role is to survey and collect intelligence, and the other is to act as responder [ or weapon ].

4. Alberto Grandi:

   When a community finds itself deprived of its sense of identity, because of whatever historical shock or fracture with its past, it invents traditions to act as founding myths, italian cuisine really is more American than it is Italian.

5. Portland Police Bureau:

   They'll act as a high visibility presence in the community, aimed at deterring those who are considering committing crimes.