what's
American-
contraction of what is or what has:
What's the matter? What's been done?
-
contraction of what does: What's she do for a living?
Usage
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Example Sentences
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Given what’s happening right now along the California coast, you might not have to leave that condo to go for a swim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
In what’s forecast to be a close race, even a marginal number of such voters could matter.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
She said she went to the school "trying to make sense of what's going on."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Readers know roughly what they’re in for, but not what’s about to be delivered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
But what’s even more surprising is that she made landfall four hours early, stranding tens of thousands of people trying to get home or leave the area.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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