small action vs small act

Both 'small action' and 'small act' are correct and commonly used in English. They can be used interchangeably to refer to a minor or insignificant deed or behavior.

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small action

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a minor or insignificant deed or behavior.

Examples:

A small action can make a big difference in someone's life.
Sometimes, a small action can speak louder than words.

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Every small action is in some way connected to an apparently distant world.
One small action is more powerful than reading hundreds of articles.
A small action figure and images found on the internet were used as patterns.
Meaning, if you take one small action every day, your small efforts turn out to be significant over time.
Even a small action can make an enormous difference when millions of people do it!
The Increase of Results From a small action very large results can follow.
Even over short periods of time, their karmic significance can be observed, and one can see how at times just one small action tipped the scales, how failure opened the best gates to victory, and success turned into loss.
實踐同情. Once you can understand another person, and feel what they're going through, learn to want to end their suffering. And when you can, take even a small action to somehow ease their suffering in some way.
Emissions from your visits will be compensated through the creation and protection of growing forests.It is a small action that will help to create awareness and do some good to the environment if many people participate.
A seemingly small action can have a very large result.
I'm a star of a small action movie franchise where I play a secret agent trying to protect his family called, "How dare you steal my daughter?"
The model is produced by JADATOYS and in the box it's included even a small action figure of Al Pacino (but I haven't included it in the photos).

Alternatives:

minor action
insignificant action
small deed
small behavior

small act

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a minor or insignificant deed or behavior.

Examples:

Even a small act of kindness can brighten someone's day.
Don't underestimate the power of a small act.

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That small act would be a crucial decision.
Every revolution begins with one small act of courage.
Just a small act of kindness can help save a life.
I find that a small act of kindness does the trick.
That reverend's small act of kindness in giving this lad shelter over Christmas.
I'm afraid you will come to regret that small act of humanity.
So let the small act of planting flowers and keeping them free of pesticides be the driver of large-scale change.
Such a small act of kindness, but I can't tell you what that means to me.
Sometimes it's nice to think that a small act of kindness could make a big difference.
They just lay there, begging for some small act of mercy on His behalf.
Similarly, Mano Ganesan, Minister of National Dialogue and Tamil Progressive Alliance leader, tweeted, Yes it's a very small act but [one] that goes long way forward.
I know it doesn't make sense, but this small act of rebellion keeps me sane, calm.
While I was interested in helping those in need, this small act of mercy became a source of anxiety.
Thanks to this small act of solidarity, more than 10,000 children have the opportunity to grow up in an untroubled environment and learn by going to school.
My foster father's small act of love reminded me of my father, who would love to share his food with me when he was hungry, even if he was starving.
And by stitching together my small act with the thousands of other small acts of participation that we're enabling through civic hacking, we think we can reenergize citizenship and restore trust in government.
There was such a habit that the confessor accused of mortal sin easily a penitent for a small act involuntary and unconscious, made without malice and at the urging of a sudden impulse.
Every small act of kindness is like a light of this great tree. Together with other lights it is able to illuminate the obscurity of the night, even the darkest.
The statue of Our Lady of Fatima, as always with Father Gruner, was prominently placed at the foot of the cross on the altar and Her sweet smile seemed to also radiate with warmth and pleasure at this small act of adoration.
Mercy... each one of you understands this because I believe we have all performed some small act of mercy for others and above all, we have all been the object of mercy.

Alternatives:

minor act
insignificant act
small deed
small behavior

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