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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
This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Belichick holstered his two remaining timeouts, instead fixated on the frantic happenings on the sideline across the way.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Drawing inspiration from the real-life towns of Cassadaga, Florida, and Pilottown, Louisiana, La Cachette is a literal ghost town filled with psychic happenings and unexplained magic deep in the swamp.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
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, 5 Feb. 2026
Keep scrolling to catch up on all the fashion happenings of the week.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
Service is slick, guest rooms are stylish while offering quintessential island luxury, and the multitude of happenings make this island feel like there’s non-stop adventure just waiting for you.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
This upcoming week, happenings include the grand opening of Gallery Anderson Smith’s new flagship location in Midtown, as well as a performance of music from Ellington, Elgar and Shostakovich by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians.
—Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Belichick holstered his two remaining timeouts, instead fixated on the frantic happenings on the sideline across the way.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Drawing inspiration from the real-life towns of Cassadaga, Florida, and Pilottown, Louisiana, La Cachette is a literal ghost town filled with psychic happenings and unexplained magic deep in the swamp.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
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, 5 Feb. 2026
Keep scrolling to catch up on all the fashion happenings of the week.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
Service is slick, guest rooms are stylish while offering quintessential island luxury, and the multitude of happenings make this island feel like there’s non-stop adventure just waiting for you.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
This upcoming week, happenings include the grand opening of Gallery Anderson Smith’s new flagship location in Midtown, as well as a performance of music from Ellington, Elgar and Shostakovich by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians.
—Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for happenings
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In his experiences and chronicles of the great ideological battles of the twentieth century, Curzio Malaparte was a shape-shifter—pitiless, clinical, cynical, unsentimental, indifferent to morality and idealism.—
Leah Downey,
The New York Review of Books,
7 Feb. 2026
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Guthrie explains experiences like this taught her faith is forged, not in moments of ease or happiness, but in the lowest points of adversity.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The ceremonies, too, were split geographically, with Olympic cauldrons in both cities, with the athletes’ parade further shared with Livigno and Predazzo, national delegations divided according to where their events would be held.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Willingham returned from lunch, then went from his secluded office to the locked evidence room, which he was not authorized to enter, multiple sources with knowledge of the events told CNN.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The book’s obsessed with money and all the new ways that people can suddenly lose it (gambling) or make it (mysterious adventures afar).—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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The puppeteers, who are often front and center, set the pace for the entire show and create some of the most arresting visual effects, centering their work around the voyages and adventures of two main actors.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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Fact-check things on social media before reposting them, using sources that provide links to original documents.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Kisilevych noted that some Ukrainians are promised that if things go wrong, they will be exchanged for Ukrainian citizens held as prisoners of war by Russia.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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That history, the company says, comes without safety incidents.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The report by one of the 48 nations that together have more than 7,500 peacekeepers in southern Lebanon says the number of incidents jumped from just one in January to 27 in December.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Temporary one-time, 24-hour, oversized vehicle permits are available under the 2021 ordinance for special circumstances such as new vehicles, guests, or unloading and loading.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Wentworth Area detectives on Sunday morning were investigating the circumstances around the girl's death.—
Tim Jacobi,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The flexibility stems from Sony TV’s original decision to produce the 10 episodes of Exile regardless of how sales are pacing, Sony TV Distribution co-President Mike Wald said.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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New episodes will air weekly on Wednesdays after that.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Today these words well describe what’s occurring in the Orwellian occurrences in our nation’s streets.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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While such storms are not rare occurrences, the recipe of weather events leading up to the first snowflake doesn’t follow any distinctive pattern, at least not one researchers and meteorologists have been able to identify.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
28 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Happenings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happenings. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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