act accordingly
idiom
: to follow instructions or rules
Please learn the new rules and act accordingly.
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Plus, as climate change continues to threaten biodiversity, taxonomy helps conservationists identify species in danger and act accordingly.
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Abby Wilson, theweek, 8 July 2024
That’s Harmon’s main point here: Logic suggests Jews must discern the shadows of history, act accordingly and never stay too long but who can live, and love, that way?
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2024
Your power is in your ability to source the truth and act accordingly.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
Gantz appears to have the ability to read public sentiment and act accordingly without coming across as an opportunist.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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Abby Wilson, theweek, 8 July 2024
That’s Harmon’s main point here: Logic suggests Jews must discern the shadows of history, act accordingly and never stay too long but who can live, and love, that way?
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2024
Your power is in your ability to source the truth and act accordingly.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
Gantz appears to have the ability to read public sentiment and act accordingly without coming across as an opportunist.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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“Act accordingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/act%20accordingly. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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