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Noun
Debris in the street made the going difficult.
The going got better as we neared the town.
She wrote four books in two years, and that's pretty good going by any standards!
Adjective
He's the best novelist going.
what's the going price for a good used washing machine?
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2024
The going can get a bit heavy when Stiglitz is explaining some tricky economic concepts, but his essential argument comes across very clearly.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Lap 12: There’s a particularly large crowd on-hand at the Monster Mile for today’s race, and the field has been running in order in the early goings.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2024
The going can get a bit heavy when Stiglitz is explaining some tricky economic concepts, but his essential argument comes across very clearly.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Going.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/going. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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going
2 of 2 adjective1
: being in existence : alive
best novelist going
2
: current entry 1 sense 1b, prevailing
the going price
3
: being successful and likely to continue successfully
a going concern
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