Act as
Act as verb - Function as or act like.
Work as
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Meow is very unsettled when she goes back to work as a guard in Azrieli as Alex, and the rest of the guards act as if shes always been Alex, even addressing her as a female.
Source: Film / Frozen Days - In Frozen Days, the female protagonist is very unsettled when she goes back to work as a guard in Azrieli as Alex, the man whose identity she has assumed, and the rest of the guards act as if shes always been Alex, even addressing her as a female.
Source: Pronoun Trouble
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