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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Here’s how the action unfolded on the final night in New Orleans.
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Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
On that note, the action resets to neutral once a team member dies to avoid the incoming fight getting caught in a mix-up attack, like in Dragon Ball FighterZ.
Assist Breakers, moves that call in an assist character to free your point character from a combo string, also reverse the tide of attack.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
In order to stoke shocks early on, when the action is still mundanely procedural, Cregger shows characters’ nightmares.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Subscriber growth in the quarter following the action saw 5.9 million new users, nearly three times what analysts had estimated.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025
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Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
On that note, the action resets to neutral once a team member dies to avoid the incoming fight getting caught in a mix-up attack, like in Dragon Ball FighterZ.
Assist Breakers, moves that call in an assist character to free your point character from a combo string, also reverse the tide of attack.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
In order to stoke shocks early on, when the action is still mundanely procedural, Cregger shows characters’ nightmares.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Subscriber growth in the quarter following the action saw 5.9 million new users, nearly three times what analysts had estimated.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025
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“The action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20action. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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