HAPPENINGS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

happenings

noun

plural of happening

as in experiences

an exciting or noteworthy event that one experiences firsthand the President's visit to the school was a real happening for teachers and students alike

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as in events

something that happens gave a detailed account of all the happenings of the weekend

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Recent Examples of happenings Sign up for The Eat Index, our weekly food newsletter, and find out where to eat and get the latest restaurant happenings in Orange County. —

Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026 Dawn Nettles, who publishes the Lotto Report about lottery happenings and has cried foul over lottery irregularities, said attention should turn away from the gamblers and focus on state officials who presided over this mess. —

Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026 Donors can give through a GoFundMe page and can follow up-to-date happenings with the campaign on social media. —

Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026 Or are all the happenings just a delusion? —

Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026 The Italian restaurants closest to the Nvidia happenings, Il Fornaio and Original Joe’s, are likely to be packed, so head to Little Italy. —

Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026 This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026 Here’s a breakdown of the latest Rotary happenings. —

Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 Check the city’s calendar of events for a full list of more seasonal happenings, from the outdoor movie screenings and Food Truck Fridays to themed block parties and farmers markets. —

Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026

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After the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul in 2021, Pakistan had anticipated a more cooperative security environment, based on earlier experiences in the 1990s.

— Rabia Akhtar, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
The authors found that users who heavily relied on LLMs submitted essays with 50% fewer pronouns, which was representative of the larger shift toward impersonal language that included fewer anecdotes and references to human experiences.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026