act (toward)

verb

Definition of act (toward)next
as in to be (to)
to behave toward in a stated way I would never act toward my boss that way

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  1. treat
  2. serve
  3. handle
Verb
  • The United States has spent decades developing new ways to detect, prevent, and treat human diseases.
    — Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • As for gas, it has usually been treated as a waste product to be burned off; because there are so few pipelines to bring it to market, West Texas gas prices have even dipped negative this year.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of treat
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  • Both already serve as the ranking members of their respective committees, and Warren, in particular, has found success pursuing progressive policy priorities despite Republicans running Washington.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Stalemate Netanyahu has become the country's longest-serving prime minister after past electoral stalemates kept him in office and other parties could not form a governing coalition before deadlines passed.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of serve
Verb
  • Seventy-one percent also doubt that his village cooperatives policy—which plans to establish hubs in roughly 80,000 communities to handle basic-goods distribution, savings, and other rural services—would succeed.
    — Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The case remains under investigation and is being handled by the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Division, according to Arcadia police.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of handle
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“Act (toward).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/act%20%28toward%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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