Act and Hoax

Act

Act noun - A performance regularly presented by an individual or group.

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Hoax and act are semantically related. in sham topic. In some cases you can use "Hoax" instead a noun "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Hoax noun - An imitation that is passed off as genuine.

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Act and hoax are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a noun "Hoax".

Nearby Words: hoaxer, hoaxed, hoaxing

common	common act	common hoax
original	original act	original hoax
simple	simple act	simple hoax
convincing	convincing act	convincing hoax
Other adjectives: entire, real, massive, big, great, cruel, deliberate, famous, major, minor, mere, occasional, sideshow.

Culkin understandably got burned out on his desire to act after that, and he spends most of his time nowadays either playing music with his band, making the best response ever to a death hoax about him, and generally going out of his way to live as normal a life as possible.

Source: Former Child Star
When the 9 elders unanimously decide that a report of impending crisis is really just a hoax or non-existent, the 10th elder is supposed to be the Devil's Advocate and act as if the report is real and true, and take the necessary precautions.

Source: Film / World War Z

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