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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'it acts like' is correct and can be used in written English in multiple circumstances.
For example, you could say "The cat stared at me, it acted like it was going to pounce."
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With its Sehgal show, as with its "Theanyspacewhatever" exhibition in 2008, it acts like a place where anything can happen.
Analysts say India cannot claim to be a world power until it acts like one in its own backyard.
Once the paste reaches a certain temperature, its molecular structure is altered slightly and it acts like a glue.
Despite its protestations that it is an independent, business-minded entity, it acts like any other government agency.
"It acts like buckshot," Yanagihara said.
"It acts like an H.M.O.
It acts like a palate cleanser.
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It acted like a giant honey trap.
"You can make it act like a piece of plastic.
The keyboard attachment, which makes it act like a notebook, adds another pound of weight.
"It acted like poison," says Joyce, who is now at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego.
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