Act and Keep

Act

Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.

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Keep and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Keep verb - Continue a certain state, condition, or activity.

Usage example: Keep on working!

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Act and keep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

old	old act	old keep
good	good act	good keep
best	best act	best keep
original	original act	original keep
Other adjectives: single, small, actual, massive, big, great, main, criminal, magic, major, worst.

power	act power	keep power
life	act life	keep life
people	act people	keep people
name	act name	keep name
Other words: control, number, rest, time, way, story, everyone, humans.

Another will act to sabotage, especially if they are going for a title the heel has, wants to have or wants to keep around the wastes of their friends or doesn't like anyone of said proposed team.

Source: Heroes Act, Villains Hinder
However, most of the act actually really was about defense matters—that is, it was the annual appropriations act intended to keep the military fully supplied for the coming fiscal year.

Source: Super-Fun Happy Thing of Doom
It's ideal to have an interesting act so that people keep giving them money, so they can keep moving and avoid the aforementioned health risks.

Source: Living Statue

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