coacting

variants or co-acting
present participle of coact

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coacting
Verb
  • An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said hackers accessed the system by imitating a legitimate user account.
    Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Life isn’t quite imitating art for Kim Kardashian.
    Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Jeremy Allen White brilliantly channels The Boss without mimicking him.
    Henry Selick, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Prescribed burns help clean up forest debris and stimulate new growth, mimicking natural fire patterns in the high country.
    Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Among them was an amicus curiae signed by 200 Members of Congress urging the court to uphold the findings of the lower courts—namely, that the president overstepped his executive authority in enacting the tariffs using IEEPA.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Some of the companies enacting job cuts are simply looking to rein in spending — including firms at the core of the AI boom.
    Jared Perlo, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Critics accused him of aping Farage’s rhetoric and warned that Labour could lose votes to the left in trying to court the right.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Ryback shows the younger man's relaxation-as-growth around impressive set pieces, including a segment of aping famed concert pianists Alfred Brendel and Glenn Gould as well as Hoffman's blistering rant after a visit to Dachau.
    Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While the wild harvest is prominent, there is growing interest in establishing commercial black walnut orchards in Arkansas and the Midwest, representing a long-term investment.
    Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Shannon Minter, the legal director for the National Center for LGBTQ Rights and an attorney representing the group, said some plaintiffs could stand to lose millions of dollars.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Barrymore declared, before miming eating Anderson’s toes.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Beck-Page Yardbirds appear in that film, miming to the song at a rock club in a performance that culminates with Beck smashing his guitar.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Coacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coacting. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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