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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The ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Action Figure Of Jenna Ortega Isn’t Her First Thanks to Jenna Ortega’s massive boost in popularity with the success of Netflix’s blockbuster series Wednesday, the actor has been down the action figure route before. —

Tim Lammers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 The main thrust of the action in Silo 17 involves Juliette’s efforts to retrieve a firefighting suit from an area of the silo that’s on the other side of a deep pool of water. —

Noel Murray, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024 Early on, the action is set in historical perspective by means of flash-forwards. —

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024 Despite the national settlement and the action in Minnesota, Johnson has not signaled that the tribe will exit the lucrative lending business or alter its practices. —

Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the action