Act like
Thought of and act like are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thought of" instead a verb phrase "Act like".
Thought of
Act like and thought of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act like" instead a verb "Thought of".
Both terms in one sentence
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Well we can do the same thing that wrestling did 50 or 100 years ago, and then we can act like we just thought of it.
Source: Wrestling / Jim Cornette - Carol could actually be in love with Alice, creating an awkward situation; or Carol could act like a complete jerk, making Alice more worried; or Alice could freeze at just the thought of talking to Bob, even though it's still only Carol; or Carol could really be Bob in disguise.
Source: Comic Role Play
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