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 June, The View even invoked the face and voice of its founder, the late Barbara Walters, in an on-air ad that criticized the FCC and urged viewers to push back against the organization’s actions. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026 None of the characters has convincing motivation for their actions or words. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 July 2026 The law broadly prohibits such actions, creating a narrow exception allowing temporary retention for up to ten hours solely for I-9 verification and copying. — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Funnily enough, Porsha knows this, which makes her actions in tonight’s episode even more petty. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 27 July 2026 His actions and words have always reflected a player who believes in his teammates and what the Blackhawks are building. — Scott Powers, New York Times, 20 July 2026 The fact that celebrity landed upon him, plucking him from the obscurity of his mission to represent the burgeoning discourse on the disease, says more about the world that orbited him than his actions on the island or his own political nous. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 Without clear governance, agents roam aimlessly through data warehouses looking for credible information, then check the results after the fact — wasting time and tokens, and generating inconsistent actions. — Sumeet Agrawal, Fortune, 20 July 2026 Tracy said that the details in the Tribune report point to potentially making one change in state law to extend the statute of limitations on what actions an inspector general can investigate to as many as four years from the current one-year limit. — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

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Noun

The company aims to shift consumer behavior, encouraging annual laptop upgrades rather than long-term use, creating a predictable launch window and an economy of scale that rivals struggle to replicate.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Some people go through traumatic events and tend to either emulate the behavior later in life or avoid it and go in the opposite direction.

— Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Definition of behavior

Noun

The Charlotte Hornets coach is already impressed with the demeanor and mentality of Naz Reid, the player swapped along with draft pick compensation in the trade sending LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to Minnesota.

— Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Soon, the focus switches to an ordinary bank manager, Jaswant Singh Khalra (played by pop star Diljit Dosanjh), whose kindly demeanor sets him on a collision course with corrupt and dangerous forces.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026