Act
Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.
Be applied and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Be applied" instead a verb "Act".
Be applied
Both terms in one sentence
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This Trope can be applied to all of El Guapo's thugs who act as guards in ¡Three Amigos!.
Source: The Guards Must Be Crazy -
Land of Black Gold makes a plot point out of cars mysteriously exploding; the reason for this turns out to be Applied Phlebotinum being added to the oil supply as a deliberate act of sabotage.
Source: Every Car Is a Pinto -
They act exactly like ensouled people, and many of them aren't even aware they're soulless (insofar as the term "aware" can be applied to a creature defined by its lack of awareness.) They're harmless, but the main characters usually kill them as a form of Due to the Dead.
Source: The Soulless
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Be applied or Act. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/be_applied.
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