the action
noun
: the most exciting or interesting activities that are happening in a particular place
The new theater places the audience closer to the center/middle of the action.
I moved to New York City to be (a) part of the action.
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In response to the demand Amazon, which is a one-stop shop for everything from summer fashion staples to quality cleaning tools, has gotten in on the action.
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Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
Most of the action is on the lake itself, which was created in 1936 by the construction of Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) along the Colorado River.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
However, to achieve this, the developers at Player First Games have slowed the pace of the action.
—PCMAG, 30 May 2024
Glass Onion moved away from the first film's snowy, sweater-weather climes to a positively balmy Mediterranean destination, situating the majority of the action on a private island in Greece.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 May 2024
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Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
Most of the action is on the lake itself, which was created in 1936 by the construction of Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) along the Colorado River.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
However, to achieve this, the developers at Player First Games have slowed the pace of the action.
—PCMAG, 30 May 2024
Glass Onion moved away from the first film's snowy, sweater-weather climes to a positively balmy Mediterranean destination, situating the majority of the action on a private island in Greece.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 May 2024
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“The action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20action. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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