the action
noun
: the most exciting or interesting activities that are happening in a particular place
The new theater places the audience closer to the center/middle of the action.
I moved to New York City to be (a) part of the action.
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So, a pause from the action after that win didn’t seem too detrimental at the time.
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Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
Its multinationals — like many — headed stateside to set up corporate venture capital arms in early 2000, in search of a slice of the action at the time when some of today’s largest companies were just being thought up in dorm rooms.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
The event’s attendees want in on the action, too.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Accommodations like the Cliffrose Springdale put you right in the action.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
Its multinationals — like many — headed stateside to set up corporate venture capital arms in early 2000, in search of a slice of the action at the time when some of today’s largest companies were just being thought up in dorm rooms.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
The event’s attendees want in on the action, too.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Accommodations like the Cliffrose Springdale put you right in the action.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
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“The action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20action. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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