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 The lawmakers ask whether officials are monitoring firms’ actions and weighing direct refunds, like tax relief. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Other actions have triggered further suspicions, including that, like CBS News, changes would be afoot for CNN, including appointing Weiss to oversee that network as well. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 As with so many other administration actions, that means the pending executive order could do a lot of damage before the courts can intervene. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026 Company spokesperson Tara Parsell said patient confidentiality prevented her from commenting on its actions. — Arthur Allen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 Some of these include cross-app actions, granular parental controls, and contextual Siri. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2026 The first involves making sure that principals are held responsible for the agents’ actions. — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 Not one person, not one thing, but cycles of cumulative, relational and shared actions that are equal parts remarkable and common. — Supriya Lopez Pillai, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Unfortunately for her, these are all direct consequences of her actions. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The company says the model is designed to account not only for the appearance of gas in infrared imagery but also for factors such as gas-plume patterns, dispersion behavior and background interference.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
The gap between the objective to be rewarded and the behavior that is actually wanted is a central concern of AI alignment research.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of behavior

Noun

Xi’s reserved and opaque public demeanor embodies such admonitions.

— Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
Indeed, the polar opposite of both Number One’s icy demeanor and Chapel’s long-suffering yearning, Majel is remembered by friends and colleagues as a boisterous, brassy, take-no-prisoners presence.

— Scott Huver, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026