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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
Noun
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The Knicks only truly made things interesting in minutes the former Brooklyn Nets star and sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer spent on the bench on Tuesday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Upstairs at Place, things are a little more formal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Groypers are repelled by the obsequiousness of pro-Trump influencers who are always willing to contort themselves to support the President’s latest actions.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Their actions are a gut punch to American values and human decency.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Doings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doings. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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