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The phrase "acted around" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion
It could be used in informal contexts to suggest behaving in a certain way in relation to others or a situation, but it is not commonly accepted. Example: "He acted around his friends as if he were the leader of the group."
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I don't know how Wolf acted around Bloom.
The cast acted around a nonexistent character, which Mr. Mottola aimed to integrate seamlessly.
"When you deal with a kid who you have seen nothing but genuineness and charity, interacting with inner-city kids, the way he acted around anybody he came across up here, everybody he met would say, 'What a pleasant kid,' " Linta said.
I've always been vain of how I've acted around snakes--calm and collected, in the belief that they won't hurt you unless you directly threaten them, that they are, in their way, shy and judicious, with nothing to gain by doing harm to you.
I was struck by how casual the staff members acted around him, the level of freedom he enjoyed, and how carefully he manipulated people into giving him ever increasing levels of latitude and freedom.
This position is consistent with how Canada has acted around domestic issues involving intellectual property rights for pharmaceutical products.
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Try copying how she acts around hers to how you act around yours.
But Dakota, she said, constantly play-acted around the house.
How do they act around the chickens?
How did they act around each other during the shoot?
Not that there aren't a few other oldies acts around to fill the summer bill.
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