coact

Definition of coactnext

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Verb
  • There's that fish net aspect in there, the ruffles to mimic the coral, the pearls.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • Scientists agree some types of plastic can mimic fat, in particular in the brain, and that standardized methods are needed to sample and analyze plastic bits in the body.
    Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Those still carry weight, but many have become easier to acquire, finance, or imitate.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • What’s worrying to him is that abundance can masquerade as sufficiency.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026
  • Conspiracy of data Whenever Americans are hungry for answers, platforms such as these can more easily masquerade as objective data analysis tools.
    Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Greenspan was also criticized for enacting policies that contributed to the subprime mortgage crisis that led to the recession at the end of the 2000s.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • After the collapse, state legislators enacted a law in 2022 requiring condo associations to have sufficient reserves to cover major repairs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The carousel of photos also included a more recent selfie of Aniston and the 11-time Emmy winner reuniting behind the scenes, and a sweet shot of Aniston making a funny face as her Friends costar David Schwimmer posed alongside Burrows at an event.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
  • Chase allegedly said something to costar Yvette Nicole Brown that the director did not hear.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The track apes the softly anthemic approach of U2, Coldplay, and the National—until all of that elegant uplift topples like an overly ambitious wedding cake.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • For Shorts, the label will appear as a small overlay at the bottom of the video itself, although that will add to the already cluttered look of the TikTok-aping Shorts.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Being faced with an unavoidable conflict or having to work versus connecting (think staying in to do chores or homework versus spending time with friends) is the fast-track to acting out.
    Maressa Brown, Parents, 18 June 2026
  • The statement accused Blake of acting out of retaliation for an incident that occurred earlier in the lacrosse season.
    Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
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“Coact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coact. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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