: the art or practice of representing a character on a stage or before cameras
1
: holding a temporary rank or position : performing services temporarily
acting president
2
a
: suitable for stage performance
an acting play
b
: prepared with directions for actors
an acting text of a play
Examples of acting in a Sentence
Noun
Her acting is unusually good in this film.
a new style of acting
Adjective
The college's acting president will be replaced with a permanent one next fall.
will serve as acting president of the university until a permanent replacement can be found
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
The acting, with Jeremy Allen White as Springsteen and Jeremy Strong as Springsteen’s friend and manager Jon Landau, is excellent.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Here, in his own words, Ramos shares some of the friends and groundbreaking figures who have inspired his acting and musical journey, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
—Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The Silver Hugo for Best Female Performance goes to Eszter Tompa for KONTINENTAL ’25 for her subtle, incisive, never caricatural acting.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
The acting, with Jeremy Allen White as Springsteen and Jeremy Strong as Springsteen’s friend and manager Jon Landau, is excellent.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Sean Patrick Thomas gets another great acting moment here with Polarity’s tearful relief at feeling healthy again.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Here, in his own words, Ramos shares some of the friends and groundbreaking figures who have inspired his acting and musical journey, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
—Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Acting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acting. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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