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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But, in the third section, the motifs that have recurred, albeit modestly, in the two earlier ones now burst out to dominate the action and, in the process, cast the previous stories in their retrospective light.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The cost, if any team can get it on the action, could, and honestly should be too high for the Avs to make the best offer.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
Archbishop Williams significantly cut down the action on Gaylord with just seven shots allowed in the third.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
Kevin Harlan and Trent Green will call the action for the second consecutive week.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Dec. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The cost, if any team can get it on the action, could, and honestly should be too high for the Avs to make the best offer.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
Archbishop Williams significantly cut down the action on Gaylord with just seven shots allowed in the third.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
Kevin Harlan and Trent Green will call the action for the second consecutive week.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Dec. 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 27 Dec. 2025.
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