as in ongoing
being in progress or development
plans are afoot for a new sports stadium in the city
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Recent Examples of afoot
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
That touched off speculation that perhaps a bachelorette party or some kind of pre-wedding celebration was afoot.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
Exciting infrastructure plans are afoot in Europe also, as a number of audacious underground mega tunnels are redrawing the railway map of the continent.
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Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
This week, the World Cup is afoot, a brilliant pun that, startlingly, Google says hasn't been used hundreds of times!
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Holly J. Morris,
NPR,
19 June 2026
Indeed, something altogether more sinister — if not supernatural — is afoot.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Summer doesn’t officially begin until June 21, but plans are afoot for classic car shows and cruises across Lake County.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
Free Press founder Weiss, who joined CBS last October, had long telegraphed that major changes were afoot in an effort to remake 60 Minutes under a new ownership regime led by Paramount CEO David Ellison.
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Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
In an isolated but fairly posh desert retirement community, freaky things are afoot.
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Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
Adjective
By the end of the day, both women would be dead, and a nationwide search for them would be afoot.
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Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
That touched off speculation that perhaps a bachelorette party or some kind of pre-wedding celebration was afoot.
—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
Exciting infrastructure plans are afoot in Europe also, as a number of audacious underground mega tunnels are redrawing the railway map of the continent.
—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
This week, the World Cup is afoot, a brilliant pun that, startlingly, Google says hasn't been used hundreds of times!
—
Holly J. Morris,
NPR,
19 June 2026
Indeed, something altogether more sinister — if not supernatural — is afoot.
—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Summer doesn’t officially begin until June 21, but plans are afoot for classic car shows and cruises across Lake County.
—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
Free Press founder Weiss, who joined CBS last October, had long telegraphed that major changes were afoot in an effort to remake 60 Minutes under a new ownership regime led by Paramount CEO David Ellison.
—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
In an isolated but fairly posh desert retirement community, freaky things are afoot.
—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afoot
Adjective
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The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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Amid the ongoing search for her mother Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie celebrated a happy occasion over the weekend, writing a sweet tribute to her husband, Michael Feldman, for Father’s Day.
Adjective
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True, some if the upside surprise has come from non-operating gains on holdings in huge, private AI pioneers, but not all of it.
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Exxon operates some of the wells directly and holds a financial, non-operating interest in the others.
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