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being in progress or development
plans are afoot for a new sports stadium in the city
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Recent Examples of afoot
Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Joshua Kloke’s column on Canada’s World Cup preparations reveals that talks are afoot for Jesse Marsch to extend his contract as head coach, before this year’s finals start in June.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Change is afoot across the retirement industry.
—Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
Shelves in recent weeks have gone half-empty, leaving shoppers to believe something was afoot and that a closure was imminent.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Sharp differences in state enrollment patterns Changes are also afoot in the 19 other states (and the District of Columbia) that run their own exchanges, some of which have issued more detailed data about enrollment than the federal marketplace.
—Julie Appleby, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
As unruly Uranus stations direct in your tender 4th house, domestic changes are afoot.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Such an emphasis on short-term skills upgrading is already afoot.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Some users assumed similar changes were afoot over the weekend.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Less than a week after Jeffrey Epstein was found dead inside his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, something was afoot inside an office where the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ After Action Team had set up a probe into what had happened to their most high-profile inmate.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Joshua Kloke’s column on Canada’s World Cup preparations reveals that talks are afoot for Jesse Marsch to extend his contract as head coach, before this year’s finals start in June.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Change is afoot across the retirement industry.
—Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
Shelves in recent weeks have gone half-empty, leaving shoppers to believe something was afoot and that a closure was imminent.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Sharp differences in state enrollment patterns Changes are also afoot in the 19 other states (and the District of Columbia) that run their own exchanges, some of which have issued more detailed data about enrollment than the federal marketplace.
—Julie Appleby, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
As unruly Uranus stations direct in your tender 4th house, domestic changes are afoot.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Such an emphasis on short-term skills upgrading is already afoot.
—Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Some users assumed similar changes were afoot over the weekend.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afoot
Adjective
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At the same time, groups like the nonpartisan Latino Victory Project, which focuses on developing Hispanic political leadership, said this current moment should not distract from the still-ongoing civil rights battles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The two leaders discussed progress made during ongoing operations to eliminate Iran’s ability to attack other countries, Hawkins said in a statement.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Exxon operates some of the wells directly and holds a financial, non-operating interest in the others.—
Rachel Nostrant,
Houston Chronicle,
26 Jan. 2026
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Last year, though revenue and operating profit increased, non-operating red ink pushed the company into a full-year loss of NT$766 million, or $25 million.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Afoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afoot. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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