coacting

variants or co-acting
Definition of coactingnext
present participle of coact

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coacting
Verb
  • The gulls weren’t directly imitating the act of eating.
    Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The gulls weren’t imitating human eating directly but were using the human’s choice as a cue to guide their own foraging decisions.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That said, a fasting-mimicking diet can be extreme and isn’t for everyone, so make sure to talk to your health care provider before attempting it on your own.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But each type of fish has its own specific needs and requires mimicking their open ocean environment in a small 15-gallon tank.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The data comes as Japan grapples with the fallout from the Iran war, with the country releasing oil stockpiles and enacting fuel subsidies to stave off the worst of the energy shock from the closed Strait of Hormuz.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In reality however — and sadly — this structure gave way to constant battles and micromanagement, often preventing the mayor from improving the system and enacting any real change.
    Dennis Walcott, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The re-enactments, which include bomb-making and transportation, as well as the three-pronged plan to escape, have a flavor that calls to mind ’70s heist and spy films, accompanied by Michael James Lee’s jaunty, genre-aping score.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Trying To Avoid The Generic However, having minimal buttons is hardly an original design strategy when so many EVs have followed this route (aping Tesla).
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Fisher Flores, legal director of the American Bar Association’s ProBar project, said that this year the organization has worked on eight habeas corpus petitions representing children who have been held in federal custody for an average of 225 days.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The other three are at-large members representing all county residents.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Fleming asks, miming a person examining the topping options at an ice-cream parlor.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Elena, a skating coach and choreographer, was on the edge of her seat throughout Naumov’s program, quietly miming his movements in the arena’s second tier above the rink, willing Naumov on with every piece of choreography.
    Alice Park, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Coacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coacting. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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