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. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell:

   The Federal Reserve is closely monitoring developments and their implications for the economic outlook. We will use our tools and act as appropriate to support the economy.

2. Georges Clémenceau:

   A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but hes not a man of action. It is as if a tennis player before returning a ball stopped to think about his views of the physical and mental advantages of tennis. You must act as you breathe.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   We are ready to act as soon as agreement with our colleagues across the aisle can be reached, the Senate is not going anywhere until we take action.

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. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal:

   I’ll try to act as expeditiously as possible, especially on major pieces of legislation. We don’t have a time frame.