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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The curve also helps with immersion in shooters or racers, where the action wraps around your field of vision.
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PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
The Lakers stopped the action with a timeout, which allowed Ayton to get back to the bench.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
But the full-tilt dialogue—a Stoppard trademark—and the thrust of the action against a momentous historical background always made sense to me.
—Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
The main characters in the video are prominently featured, and the action starts and stops cleanly, even if the video is short.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Nov. 2025
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PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
The Lakers stopped the action with a timeout, which allowed Ayton to get back to the bench.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
But the full-tilt dialogue—a Stoppard trademark—and the thrust of the action against a momentous historical background always made sense to me.
—Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
The main characters in the video are prominently featured, and the action starts and stops cleanly, even if the video is short.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the action
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“The action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20action. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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