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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of act.

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Examples

  • Fania Records can be described as the Latin equivalent to Motown: The label acted as an incubator for the sound that became known as salsa.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • Fania Records can be described as the Latin equivalent to Motown: The label acted as an incubator for the sound that became known as salsa.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • Fania Records can be described as the Latin equivalent to Motown: The label acted as an incubator for the sound that became known as salsa.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • Fania Records can be described as the Latin equivalent to Motown: The label acted as an incubator for the sound that became known as salsa.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • Fania Records can be described as the Latin equivalent to Motown: The label acted as an incubator for the sound that became known as salsa.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • Had the AWOL Bush and the 5 time draft dodger Cheney not acted from the "gut" but been more deliberative, 4500 young Americans may still be alive, not to mention all the ones maimed.

    Axelrod slams Romney 2009

  • She was entertaining the neighborhood kids by showing how her cousin acted out the big scene.

    Becky London – A Short Biography of Jack London's Daughter 2010

  • They all remind me of the way John McCain acted during the election.

    CNN Truth Squad: Does the reform bill create 53 new bureaucracies? 2009

  • Remember when McCain acted incredulously when Obama pointed out that Ahmadinejad was not the most powerful person in Iran?

    Wonk Room » Obama Seeking A Channel To Khamenei? 2009

  • Sarah Palin acted like a bully during the campaign and now she is acting like a coward.

    Palin hits back at 'malicious' photo 2009

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