: the art or practice of representing a character on a stage or before cameras
1
: holding a temporary rank or position : performing services temporarily
acting president
2
a
: suitable for stage performance
an acting play
b
: prepared with directions for actors
an acting text of a play
Examples of acting in a Sentence
Noun
Her acting is unusually good in this film.
a new style of acting
Adjective
The college's acting president will be replaced with a permanent one next fall.
will serve as acting president of the university until a permanent replacement can be found
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Lead acting roles reached parity, however, with 51 films starring women.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Its star, Karla Sofía Gascón, became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an acting Oscar — and in the lead actress category, at that.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
All of this has happened under the helm of Leland Dudek, a former data-analyst at the agency who was promoted to acting commissioner while the confirmation of Trump nominee Frank Bisignano, a financial services executive, progresses in Congress.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Lead acting roles reached parity, however, with 51 films starring women.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Below is a full list of all the men and women who have won an acting Academy Award for a lead or supporting role before the age of 30.
—TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Its star, Karla Sofía Gascón, became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an acting Oscar — and in the lead actress category, at that.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Acting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acting. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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