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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In Sunday’s drubbing of the Cardinals on national TV, those four were again in the middle of the action, accounting for seven hits and six RBIs as the Cubs scored in each of the first five innings. Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 7 July 2025 Click here to start the easy sign-up process and get up and running before the action starts. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 Sources say this time the action is taking place in Europe while still keeping the art thieving theme. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025 The umpire shall call the runner out for interference and also call out the batter-runner because of the action of his teammate. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 July 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 13 Jul. 2025.

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