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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, 13 Apr. 2026
The event took place simultaneously with the festival happenings, a source told PEOPLE at the time.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Dunwoody welcomed both a new restaurant and a new tea room, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was recognized for its food, a local purveyor of sweet treats announced new flavors for the World Cup and more of this week’s happenings from the metro Atlanta food and dining scene.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 11 Apr. 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, 9 Apr. 2026
Here’s a small sampling of Opening Day events and festivities around downtown, plus happenings at various bars and restaurants, with special menus, entertainment and shuttles to Comerica Park.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
The event took place simultaneously with the festival happenings, a source told PEOPLE at the time.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Dunwoody welcomed both a new restaurant and a new tea room, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was recognized for its food, a local purveyor of sweet treats announced new flavors for the World Cup and more of this week’s happenings from the metro Atlanta food and dining scene.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 11 Apr. 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, 9 Apr. 2026
Here’s a small sampling of Opening Day events and festivities around downtown, plus happenings at various bars and restaurants, with special menus, entertainment and shuttles to Comerica Park.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for happenings
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Attending a joust is one of the quintessential renaissance festival experiences.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Two of the pre-tournament favorites, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, would like to hit the reset button on their 2026 Masters experiences.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hart will, however, address the pair of 20-point comebacks the Knicks pulled off en route to the conference finals for the first time in a quarter-century, a sequence of bizarre events many called a fluke.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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According to Fox 11, LA28 currently states that 30% of its remaining tickets are under $200, but many potential ticket buyers have reported that larger events—including the opening and closing ceremonies — only have premium seats available, which often cost upwards of $5,000.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Everyday outings, like going to the grocery store, are exciting adventures for him.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Her career is filled with the kinds of on-the-ground adventures that should inspire plenty of wide-eyed journalism students who haven’t yet realized how much of the job is just staring at laptop screens.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2026
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And once on the other side of those things, Christy Martin began living a different kind of double life.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The implication is that she got distracted and failed to notice the most important things.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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In one of the incidents, the suspects displayed a black handgun, police said.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Months after federal immigration agents shot and killed two people and wounded a third in separate incidents during the ICE surge in Minneapolis, the status of the federal investigations into the three shootings remains an open question.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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There was no immediately available information on the suspect or a motive in the shooting and detectives said that the circumstances leading up to the incident remain under investigation.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Given those circumstances, what is, realistically, the best-case scenario for the Warriors once the play-in begins?—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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While details on the upcoming season are under wraps until closer to episodes releasing, the cast did open up about spending so much time in North Texas.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Boys Season 5 premieres Wednesday, April 8 with two episodes, followed by a new episode each week, culminating in the epic series finale on May 20.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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Some call El Niños that pass this threshold of warming super El Niños — relatively rare occurrences that are more likely to generate wide-ranging effects.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps there would be a drastic redirection in these occurrences if the lawsuit money came from the NYPD pension fund instead of from the public.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Happenings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happenings. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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