goings-on

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Recent Examples of goings-on Vatu's goings-on mostly took a backseat in Episode 2, though Q still managed to find himself in a few funny situations. Jacob Wilt, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 4 Mar. 2026 Today may ask you to contact someone over neighborhood situations or investigate other local goings-on. Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 That includes breaking stories, polls, the latest from Capitol Hill, the Supreme Court and the White House, and political goings-on from across the nation. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026 The goings-on have included Preller trying to build out the roster and Seidler working through the process of selling the team, which is believed to be nearing its final stages. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for goings-on
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goings-on
Noun
  • Government can’t ignore malpractice.
    Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
  • From the outset, the firm concentrated on labor law claims, premises liability, vehicle accidents, and medical malpractice matters.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • So just to be critical or even open to suspicion of hanky-panky or shenanigans around vaccination is immediately shut down by The New York Times or anybody.
    David Zane Mairowitz, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
  • And Floria most certainly doesn’t indulge in any of the hanky-panky in elevators and storerooms of the kind that the randy staffers in Grey’s Anatomy wallow in.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For the sake of propriety — Paley was one of the 20th century’s most powerful media paschas — his indiscretions were kept quiet.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • And right now, Taylor cannot stop herself from initiating phone sex with Dakota even while sobbing over his indiscretions at Vanderpump Villa.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But what happens when news outlets ignore official misdeeds, or sideline them to focus on other things?
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Mar. 2026
  • One teacher could impose a more stringent punishment than another for the same misdeed.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Prisoners who are guilty of various violent crimes were not eligible, according to the embassy.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Oz, who earlier this year was criticized after posting a video accusing Armenian crime groups of carrying out widespread fraud, continued Thursday to accuse California and Los Angeles officials of not doing enough to combat fraud.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This allows users to build familiarity with the prediction market interface and test their strategies without risking real capital.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The answer depends largely on your familiarity with the vast world of high-end watchmaking—and where your personal collecting instincts tend to point.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • When Bloomberg reported last December that Epstein was offered an opportunity to invest in a Donna Summer Broadway show that Mottola was producing, Joanne Oriti, a senior executive at Mottola’s company, dismissed any suggestion of impropriety.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Swalwell was not accused of impropriety.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026

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“Goings-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goings-on. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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