Act as
Act as verb - Function as or act like.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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ENFJs (Social Workers/Teachers) are good at making a lot of friends and facilitate community-building without even thinking about it; they act as a counter-balance to almost all social situations.
Source: Useful Notes / Myers-Briggs - Soul Series: Soul Edge was originally too evil to simply exist by itself, so Algol created Soul Calibur to act as its balance from a fragment of the cursed swordnote Although this was a reactionary move to the evil sword corrupting his son and forcing Algol to slay him.
Source: Balance Between Good and Evil - And due to the Balance Between Good and Evil, Uriel can't heal Michael, since that would give an opportunity for an equally powerful demon to act as well.
Source: Loophole Abuse / Literature
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