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 series spent the summer filming across Fort Worth and Dallas, shutting down streets, transforming neighborhoods into backlots and stirring up a wave of social media posts from fans catching the action.
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Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Get in on the action for NFL Week 11 games with the Sleeper promo code NEWSWEEKXL.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
For luxury stays close to the action, book a forest cabin at Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
Here is a roundup of the action.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
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Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
Get in on the action for NFL Week 11 games with the Sleeper promo code NEWSWEEKXL.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
For luxury stays close to the action, book a forest cabin at Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
Here is a roundup of the action.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
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“The action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20action. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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