Acts
Acts noun - A New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome.
Proceeding and acts are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proceeding" instead a noun "Acts".
Proceeding
Proceeding noun - A court case for enforcing a right or claim.
Acts and proceeding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acts" instead a noun "Proceeding".
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You go through progressively eviler and eviler acts, starting with obeying/disobeying the Commandant, proceeding to either keep food away from or feed starving prisoners, and finally choosing to kill/not kill a fellow guard who has been quite friendly.
- Unlike in the novel, Josh actually acts on his crush on Joely and hatred of Crispin by pushing Crispin and several other FATE members out of the back of the groups van after they have been pulled over by the police, and proceeding to try and carry out their plan with just himself and Joely.
Source: Literature / White Teeth - Then she singles out Almond—who is normally Hot-Blooded and acts the part of The Hero much more than her brother, the "actual" hero—and puts everyone else to sleep, proceeding to chase Almond and toss her around like a rag doll until the poor kid is in tears.
Source: Just Toying with Them
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Proceeding and Acts. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acts/proceeding
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