random act
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrandomandact
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random
adjective
uk/ˈræn.dəm/us/ˈræn.dəm/
happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to ...
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act
noun
uk/ækt/us/ækt/
something that ...
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(Definition ofrandomandactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Rebellion was not, and is not, arandomact.
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In any case, the decision to evict them is not arandomact.
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This was norandomactof violence.
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The result of a simplerandomactcan only be predicted by complicated means.
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It can mean gratitude for a small gift someone might have given you, or a smallrandomactof kindness someone may have shown you.
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No notification is left as to who the gifts came from; the recipients rarely determine who was responsible for the seeminglyrandomact.
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Participants film themselves performing a creativerandomactof kindness, then nominate friends and family to continue on the chain.
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Roberts had no connection to any of his victims, and it was believed to be arandomactof violence.
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In the fall of 2001 the firstrandomactof kindness was to put candy in every student's locker during the evening hours of the night.
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The hugs are meant to be random acts of kindness - selfless acts performed just to make others feel better.
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Police reportedly committed random acts of violence against protesters.
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It is said that she is the cause of all random acts of violence, destruction, or chaos.
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It would utilize wireless devices to organize flash mobs to engage in random acts of charity.
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Along the way, however, he shows kindness to a near-sighted kid, and those random acts may prove to be his salvation.
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The crimes were not the random acts of a few unruly soldiers.
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Responses to the random acts of kindness were generally positive.
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Either spontaneous or planned, random acts of kindness are encouraged by various communities.
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It is a movement of compassion based on random acts of kindness.
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A second transformation proves to be his ruin, committing random acts of violence in the streets.
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