goings-on

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Recent Examples of goings-on Located on the hotel’s 22nd floor and lined with floor-to-ceiling windows and chic plantscaping, the pool is a serene retreat, offering a 360-degree perch for guests to observe the goings-on below. Kenne Dibner, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2025 Inca bureaucrats recorded all the goings-on in their bustling empire using knotted cords called khipu, where the position and order of the knots represented numbers. ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025 The native New Yorker’s involvement with her father’s second administration (even in an entertainment capacity) is somewhat surprising, given her prior stance on goings-on inside the Beltway. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for goings-on
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Noun
  • Family and friends believe the WWF/E legend was a victim of malpractice during a recent neck operation.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Soon, not using AI to help determine diagnoses or treatments could be seen as malpractice.
    Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • But there was no hanky-panky, and in fact the two couples had dinner together every week for two years after Dirty Dancing wrapped.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Both their indiscretions seem to be a thing of the past, if King Charles’s actions are to be believed.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Many of Combs' former colleagues have spoken out about his personal and professional indiscretions since his arrest.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Such a misdeed might not warrant the forfeiture of multiple first round picks but could carry a meaningful penalty.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • All this acrimony stemmed from a case where Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis spectacularly whiffed while attempting to criminalize rap lyrics and super glue the misdeeds of everyone Thug and Gunna knew onto them.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Intersectionality proposes that societal problems such as crime and illiteracy correct themselves if opportunities and environments are evened out via public policy.
    John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Beyond crime, social issues and weather, my happy place has always been the zoo.
    Liz Dufour, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This goes beyond surface-level familiarity of prompting tactics to include granular understanding of algorithms, data origins and model transparency.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Contractors sometimes lack familiarity with a company’s specific standards or legacy systems.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Although House rules allow members of Congress to provide gifts to other members, there is strict guidance on the appearance of impropriety and required disclosures.
    Jeff Mcdonald, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Although House rules allow members of Congress to provide gifts to other members, there is strict guidance on the appearance of impropriety and required disclosures.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025

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“Goings-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goings-on. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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