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something done by someone
is that mess in the kitchen your doing?
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Recent Examples of doings
Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world.
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Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Glover did take time from more serious doings to appear in the stellar, surreal comedy Sorry to Bother You (2018), the affecting drama The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), and the Christmas caper The Naughty Nine (2023), playing Santa Claus in the latter.
—Diedre Johnson, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Jesus walked earth as God’s doings and words, as a manifestation of it, but Jesus was not God.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Whatever, Dever quickly recanted her earlier precise testimony to the FBI about the sinister doings by those two dodgy cops behind Karen Read’s SUV.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Shortly before her death, Rambler was giving The Arizona Republic news tips about the latest doings surrounding the long-time struggle over one of the Apache peoples' most sacred places.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Later, once a series of gory doings propels matters into prime horror territory, the movie takes an altogether different path, a supernatural one.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Forbes Press Releases, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Glover did take time from more serious doings to appear in the stellar, surreal comedy Sorry to Bother You (2018), the affecting drama The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), and the Christmas caper The Naughty Nine (2023), playing Santa Claus in the latter.
—Diedre Johnson, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Jesus walked earth as God’s doings and words, as a manifestation of it, but Jesus was not God.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Whatever, Dever quickly recanted her earlier precise testimony to the FBI about the sinister doings by those two dodgy cops behind Karen Read’s SUV.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Shortly before her death, Rambler was giving The Arizona Republic news tips about the latest doings surrounding the long-time struggle over one of the Apache peoples' most sacred places.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Later, once a series of gory doings propels matters into prime horror territory, the movie takes an altogether different path, a supernatural one.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doings
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Fact-check things on social media before reposting them, using sources that provide links to original documents.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Kisilevych noted that some Ukrainians are promised that if things go wrong, they will be exchanged for Ukrainian citizens held as prisoners of war by Russia.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Laporta’s last two actions as president before the election process were to renew Fermin’s contract until 2031 and abandon the European Super League project.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Jackson County alerted local schools to continue monitoring the issue, but law enforcement did not have probable cause to arrest or take other actions, according to the statement.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Doings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doings. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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