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Recent Examples of goings-on
That includes breaking stories, polls, the latest from Capitol Hill, the Supreme Court and the White House, and political goings-on from across the nation.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
The goings-on have included Preller trying to build out the roster and Seidler working through the process of selling the team, which is believed to be nearing its final stages.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Later in the episode, Weekend Update fared much better, dedicating a solid five minutes at the top of the segment to the biggest Trump goings-on of the week (a Kristi Noem dog joke is never amiss).
—Charu Sinha, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2026
Americans have been watching with bemusement the goings-on in New York City, where a new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is promising democratic socialist policies including a plan to open city-run grocery stores.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
The goings-on have included Preller trying to build out the roster and Seidler working through the process of selling the team, which is believed to be nearing its final stages.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Later in the episode, Weekend Update fared much better, dedicating a solid five minutes at the top of the segment to the biggest Trump goings-on of the week (a Kristi Noem dog joke is never amiss).
—Charu Sinha, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2026
Americans have been watching with bemusement the goings-on in New York City, where a new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is promising democratic socialist policies including a plan to open city-run grocery stores.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goings-on
Noun
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That would have been malpractice.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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But then the playoffs commenced, wherein Hiller committed coaching malpractice.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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So just to be critical or even open to suspicion of hanky-panky or shenanigans around vaccination is immediately shut down by The New York Times or anybody.—
David Zane Mairowitz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Dec. 2025
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And Floria most certainly doesn’t indulge in any of the hanky-panky in elevators and storerooms of the kind that the randy staffers in Grey’s Anatomy wallow in.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And the way to make amends, to get better, to rid ourselves of those burdens of indiscretion is to suffer a little, to cleanse a lot, to reflect more than anything especially under the literal heat of adverse conditions.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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These reported indiscretions — on which Wasserman did not comment — caused a stir at the time but seemed to fade as weeks went by.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Noem’s misdeeds are very similar, but she will be treated more mercifully.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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Serial killers grab hold of the public’s attention with their horrific misdeeds and never let go.—
Diane Garrett,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Lewis and Peters were each convicted of attempting to influence a public servant, but also convicted of additional, different crimes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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He never was charged with a crime, according to the complaint.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Many of Lyles’ classmates, meanwhile, came from wealth and privilege, and the differences were visible immediately — in the cars that pulled up outside the dorms, in the easy familiarity some students had with faculty, in the quiet assumptions about who belonged.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Chalamet himself benefited greatly from familiarity with the world of ballet.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For every apparent impropriety, there’s a reasonable explanation.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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State Election Board member Janice Johnston has long accused Fulton County election workers with impropriety in the 2020 election.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Goings-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goings-on. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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