Act
Act noun - Something done by someone.
Usage example: it's acts such as this—lying about having to work late—that make me feel like I can't trust you
Proceeding
Proceeding noun - A court case for enforcing a right or claim.
Act is a synonym for proceeding in undertaking topic. You can use "Act" instead the word "Proceeding" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as action, deed, course of action.
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The reaction is pretty much exactly what you would expect from Looney Tunes: his body turning black, and him being none too happy, proceeding to give us a lecture about the act.
Source: Video Game / Sheep, Dog 'n' Wolf - If you see someone during a stage show having been hypnotized and then proceeding to act the fool in front of hundreds of people, they had to be willing to do so to begin with.
Source: Hypno Fool
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