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overacting

verb

present participle of overact

as in enacting

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Universities started enacting trainings about consent and bystander intervention.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Now, communities are left scrambling to cut budgets and find new sources of revenues, such as enacting a local income tax.

— Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of enacting

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If Graham fails in her bid, she can be forgiven for acting out of loyalty and love for her brother.

— Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
The diagnosis came after the actor learned that his own behavior of acting out dreams could be an early Parkinson's symptom.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of acting out

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OpenAI denied intentionally imitating Johansson’s voice and later withdrew the feature.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Speaking of the oversized, the collection’s Handloom Cardigan fits the bill but spares you from imitating a balloon, courtesy of those vertical stripes (also known as the oldest optical trick in the fashion book).

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitating

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The twist was that Japanese denim-spinners weren’t mimicking the denims of the Eighties.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
The biggest challenges, its designers say, were mimicking the fade from crisp morning rays to bright noon light to a soft evening glow, and creating a sense of depth to conjure the distant sky.

— Emma Barker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of mimicking

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By the time of the witch trial, the sacred building stood stripped of its roofing and outer masonry—a fleshless skeleton; its giant west window glassless, miming a stone scream.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Simmons celebrated by miming urinating, game footage shared by ESPN College Football shows.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of miming

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In the case of Yemen, the ground fighters inside the country who are taking on the Houthis are deeply divided and fought each other as recently as January.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
The sharp selloff in bonds has given investors a rare opportunity to lock in stock-market-like returns without taking on the risk that comes with equities, investment advisors to the ultra-wealthy told CNBC.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of taking on

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Saturday Morning Detention has two comics, Tay Brightman and CJ Marrinan, acting as the teachers to help keep the chaos organized and moderate the games.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
However, at 8 years old, Erin went back to a normal childhood in California and didn’t return to acting for decades.

— Justine Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026

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