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 His team is still generating preclinical data to justify doing it for the advanced maternal age group. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026 The men, with Braylon Mullins scoring 20 points in 25 minutes, looking rather good doing it, and other pieces falling into place left Hurley only with the usual things a coach carps on after early season games like this. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026 Try doing it in 15 districts with Washington cutting your funding while the whole country watches. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 It's been more frequent of late thanks in part to the 17th game, which adds another nonconference matchup, with the Los Angeles Chargers and Dallas doing it last season and Buffalo in 2024. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 This is at least the second time she’s been caught doing it this season. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026 Silver Star asks only that those performers not wear the DCC Uniform while doing it. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026 More importantly, Mehmeti is doing it with a huge smile on his face. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 There's a substantial amount of money flowing through the political texting business, and the people sending these messages have financial reasons to keep doing it. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Doing it.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doing%20it. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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