Act and Practice

Act

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

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Practice and act are semantically related in drill topic. In some cases you can use "Practice" instead the word "Act" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like do something.

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Practice

Practice noun - A private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance.

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Act and practice are semantically related in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead the word "Practice" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as action, drill.

Nearby Words: practise, practical, practiced, practically, practised

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live	live act	live practice
old	old act	old practice
good	good act	good practice
best	best act	best practice
Other adjectives: particular, similar, common, original, popular, actual, entire, real, successful, little, bad, terrible, sexual, new.

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Skarka's Law: Similar to Defending The Indefensible above, there is no behavior, practice, or act so reprehensible that you cannot find someone to defend it on the Internet.

Source: Just For Fun / The Grand List of Forum and Community Laws
Even after the revolution the practice continued, with the NKVD and its successor the KGB either infiltrating the Russian Orthodox Church directly or paying off priests to act as informers.

Source: Confess in Confidence
When The Nostalgia Critic reviewed Ferngully 2, there's a scene where Budgie accidentally pulls her grandfather's pants down, and he says it's no time to practice their act.

Source: The Aristocrats

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