doing it

phrase

present participle of do it
as in sleeping
to engage in sexual intercourse were both in the mood to do it

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Recent Examples of doing it There’s a line about doing it for Maradona, for the Falklands, and for the last tournament appearance of Messi. Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026 Abrams is doing it all this time — writing, directing, producing, and even, for the first time, composing the original score. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 July 2026 The win marked the fourth time since 2018 that a Ranger has won five or more consecutive starts, with Eovaldi doing it for the second time. Cal Phillips updated July 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026 The fans have been doing it everywhere, inside and outside stadiums. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026 However, hunting pygmy elephants may simply not have been worth the effort, even for a species that was otherwise capable of doing it. ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026 And the leader can't change it alone because doing it alone is the very habit that created the problem. Daria Rudnik, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 And then off that build a plan and just try to keep doing it every day. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

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“Doing it.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doing%20it. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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