as in is (to)
to behave toward in a stated way
I would never act toward my boss that way
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The statutory language in Colorado’s conversion therapy law treats sexuality and gender identity as equally protected, parallel characteristics.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025 -
In the next scene, Ed treats his first fan—his sometime girlfriend Adeline Watkins—to the spectacle of a dead, nude woman, eviscerated and strung up like a carcass in a slaughterhouse.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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Weather sealing keeps it safe in tough conditions, and the autofocus system handles fast-moving subjects with ease.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Fremantle handles international production and distribution.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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On the West Coast, the cast of Pitch Perfect reunites for a photo, while pregnant Cardi B serves face.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Acts (toward).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acts%20%28toward%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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