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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Big man Neemias Queta even got in on the action for Boston, knocking down his first career 3 to go along with 10 rebounds.
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CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
The project is still in its early stages, so most of the action is with the Humboldt Bay Harbor District, which must transform its historic logging port before any work begins out on the ocean.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Much of the action finds the gang surrounded by sand dunes and Joshua trees.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
Gleeson also emphasized the action taken by other municipalities should give Naperville the courage in passing its own ordinance.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
The project is still in its early stages, so most of the action is with the Humboldt Bay Harbor District, which must transform its historic logging port before any work begins out on the ocean.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Much of the action finds the gang surrounded by sand dunes and Joshua trees.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
Gleeson also emphasized the action taken by other municipalities should give Naperville the courage in passing its own ordinance.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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“The action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20action. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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