Act on
Proceed
Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.
Act on and proceed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act on" instead a verb "Proceed".
Nearby Word: proceeding
Both terms in one sentence
- He knows that his bosses will be reluctant to act on this since it could prove to be extremely embarrassing to the FBI and in the meantime he has the time to proceed with his extremely illegal plan to set up a Mob War that will force a notorious cartel assassin into the open.
Source: Confess to a Lesser Crime - However, it's only an act on Briss's part because he's still secretly loyal to the heroes and see his defection as the only means to appear to genuinely join the villains and gain their trust so that he can proceed with his plan to gather intel.
Source: Fake Defector
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