Thesaurus results for ACTIONS

actions

noun

plural of action

as in behavior

the way or manner in which one conducts oneself observing the actions of mice in various controlled settings helps scientists understand the effects of certain drugs

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Recent Examples of actions In others, his accounts bought the debt after the federal government had executed regulatory or funding actions involving the very same borrower or project. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 Within this region are two major neural pathways, known as the direct and indirect pathways, which appear to exert opposing influences over which actions are expressed. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 Our founding principles of Truth, Honor, and Personal Integrity, and our mission of Building Better Men, call on every brother to demonstrate character through his actions and respect for the dignity and safety of others. — Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 The Hugging Face incident was a high-profile breach that inflamed the safety concerns about AI, which were followed by similar actions involving OpenAI’s models including breaching an Australian health department website. — Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 An assistive robot would need to distinguish among these actions to respond appropriately. — Bo Wang, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 The Hugging Face incident was a high-profile breach that inflamed the safety concerns about AI, which were followed by similar rogue actions involving OpenAI's models including breaching an Australian health department website. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Hitchcock believes that there was a there there—a few fundamental ideas and commitments that guided Roosevelt’s actions. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 The lawmakers ask whether officials are monitoring firms’ actions and weighing direct refunds, like tax relief. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Researchers have found that a hijacks brain circuit, which to drive increasingly rigid and repetitive behavior.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
On top of that, an additional system that was automatically supposed to stop training runs once misaligned behavior was detected had failed.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of behavior

Noun

While the numbers, or lack thereof in this case, speak for themselves, Harrison's demeanor and energy levels have also been noticeable over two weeks, and not in a good way.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
At her trial, her stoic demeanor and shifting testimonies were nearly her ruin.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026