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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And Netflix just announced that the Thai rapper-singer has signed on for her first feature-film role, opposite Korean superstar Don Lee, in the action film Tygo, which is part of the Extraction universe.
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Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2025
This is a great UFC fight card that will not disappoint; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Play got held up for more than 12 minutes of real time until the action finally resumed once the problem got corrected.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Dec. 2025
Adebayo’s plan was to attack his defender in an isolation situation and hit a game-winner, but Powell ran into the action and brought his defender into the play.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
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Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2025
This is a great UFC fight card that will not disappoint; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Play got held up for more than 12 minutes of real time until the action finally resumed once the problem got corrected.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Dec. 2025
Adebayo’s plan was to attack his defender in an isolation situation and hit a game-winner, but Powell ran into the action and brought his defender into the play.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
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“The action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20action. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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