act on/upon
phrasal verb
acted on/upon; acting on/upon; acts on/upon
: to use (something, such as a feeling or suggestion) as a reason or basis for doing something
They never acted on the information they had.
It's okay to feel angry or jealous, but you mustn't act on those feelings.
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The report outlines how, for example, the National Association of Manufacturers, a trade association, sent his administration a wish list of 132 regulations to act on, and his government followed through on the bulk of them.
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Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
The tit-for-tat came as Trump is seeking to aggressively act on his promise of mass deportations of immigrants in the country illegally.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
Research, such as that presented in John A. Daly’s classic book Advocacy, shows that people are more likely to remember, absorb, and act on information when it’s presented in groups of three.
—Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, DeSantis held a news conference in Jacksonville to pressure lawmakers to act on immigration.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
The tit-for-tat came as Trump is seeking to aggressively act on his promise of mass deportations of immigrants in the country illegally.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
Research, such as that presented in John A. Daly’s classic book Advocacy, shows that people are more likely to remember, absorb, and act on information when it’s presented in groups of three.
—Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, DeSantis held a news conference in Jacksonville to pressure lawmakers to act on immigration.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Act on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/act%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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