1
as in processes
forward movement in time or place
tried to get down the hill quickly, but it was slow going with an injured foot
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2
as in departures
the act of leaving a place
was so absorbed in her TV show she didn't notice his comings or goings
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Recent Examples of goings
Here were records of altered states that felt apart from the normal goings on of our mutually agreed upon society, proof that something else was afoot.
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Ellyn Gaydos
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Throughout Thursday’s earnings call, Clerc touched on other major goings on across the supply chain that have impacted the wider container market.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
Ellyn Gaydos
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Throughout Thursday’s earnings call, Clerc touched on other major goings on across the supply chain that have impacted the wider container market.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goings
Noun
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United’s decade-plus of footballing dysfunction owes a partial debt to hiring processes that can make sense in the moment, but leave head coaches overexposed.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The two processes provide the robot with real-time spatial awareness that adapts to any object without prior training.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its airport is 280 miles from the mountain peaks of Tahiti and 5,518 miles from a stream of overnight departures at LAX that ferry passengers to the island nation from France and the United States.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Season 8, which aired between 2022 and 2023, marked a particularly dramatic shift, with the departures of key cast members like Brian Tee, Nick Gehlfuss, and Guy Lockard.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Among its provisions are broad measures to promote research and technological advances, including a general reference to tax-free reimbursements for employer training supporting IP and innovation.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Emmett was falsely accused of flirting and making advances at Bryant Donham.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Up to date evacuations are available on the Perimeter evacuation website.—
Jenavieve Hatch,
Sacbee.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The first evacuations were ordered Thursday afternoon, and two expansions Friday increased the evacuation zone to 21 square miles.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Look out for medieval reenactments for which whole towns dress in costume, and religious processions where music is the soul of the streets.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Music, processions, and revelry fill the streets over multiple days.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As your career progresses and your needs change, some relationships may naturally fade while new ones emerge.—
Sherry Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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As the filming progresses, Ben begins to suspect the filmmakers may have ulterior motives as a secret from his past threatens to resurface.—
Sabienna Bowman,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In past discussions, Asimov had employed the apt analogy of examining the elemental motion of gasses, where movements of each individual molecule is nearly impossible to predict, but taken as a whole its progressions and paths can be charted out across inconceivable oceans of time.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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His solo music is much more guitar-forward, all math rock freakouts and intricate chord progressions.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
27 Aug. 2025
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The top floors of the museum are dedicated to African American culture and the pivotal role Black Americans have played in everything from music and literature to technological advancements and the military.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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His main goal behind joining Interesting Engineering is to learn more about how the recent technological advancements are helping human beings on both societal and individual levels in their daily lives.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Goings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goings. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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