Act as and Further

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Act as verb - Function as or act like.

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

Further verb - To help the growth or development of.

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Act as and further are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act as" instead a verb "Further".

Nearby Words: furthered, furthering

Heroes, introduced in Nightfall and further in Eye of the North, act as customisable henchmen and veritable Crutch Characters.

Source: Crutch Character
The second game further clarifies which moves act as shieldbreakers by marking them with a cracked brick wall icon.

Source: Video Game / Project X Zone
She then proceeds to act as though nothing had happened, further unsettling the others.

Source: Out-of-Character Moment

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