doings
Britishplural noun
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deeds, actions or events
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informal anything of which the name is not known, or euphemistically left unsaid, etc
have you got the doings for starting the car?
Example Sentences
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His mother, who likes talking on the phone, kept him informed on all the doings in town.
From Los Angeles Times
The Pike’s louche doings made for great newspaper copy.
From Los Angeles Times
In 1967, The Times investigated the doings of harbor commissioners, and a grand jury, following up on that, called for indictments of past and present commissioners for perjury and criminal conflicts of interest.
From Los Angeles Times
She began the year facing a barrage of criticism over the city’s handling of the Palisades fire — her initial absence, her removal of an outspoken fire chief, the unpredictable doings of her recovery czar.
From Los Angeles Times
With imprisoned Feathers possessing alarmingly honed hacking skills, however, sinister doings will soon be afoot.
From Los Angeles Times
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