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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Aquino is also charged with assault with intent to commit a lewd act on a 16-year-old boy in a separate case.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Speeding up interpretations of radiology scans helps only people who have a medical doctor who can act on them.
—Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Yankees captain Aaron Judge told the Post that Leanhardt, who this season was hired by the Miami Marlins as a field coordinator, was an expert at breaking down complex data in a way that players could understand and act on.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
Bricker pursued her own accomplishments as an acrobat and aerialist, including touring as a featured act on Britney Spears' World Tour and a selection into the Gallery of Legends Hall of Fame by the World Acrobatic Society.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Speeding up interpretations of radiology scans helps only people who have a medical doctor who can act on them.
—Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Yankees captain Aaron Judge told the Post that Leanhardt, who this season was hired by the Miami Marlins as a field coordinator, was an expert at breaking down complex data in a way that players could understand and act on.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
Bricker pursued her own accomplishments as an acrobat and aerialist, including touring as a featured act on Britney Spears' World Tour and a selection into the Gallery of Legends Hall of Fame by the World Acrobatic Society.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Act on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/act%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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