Action and Working

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Action noun - Something done by someone.

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Working is a synonym for action in effect topic. In some cases you can use "Working" instead a noun "Action", when it comes to topics like steps.

Nearby Words: active, activity, acting, acted, actively

Working noun - A mine or quarry that is being or has been worked.

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Action is a synonym for working in mechanism topic. You can use "Action" instead a noun "Working", if it concerns topics such as functioning.

Nearby Words: work, works, worked, workable, worker

human	human action	human working
normal	normal action	normal working
actual	actual action	actual working
real	real action	real working
Other adjectives: big, little, bad, main, private, major, falling, final, military, different, spy.

The movie begins with the original Avengers already knee-deep in action and working as a team.

Source: Book Ends / Film
In "Here Kitty", when Debbie jumps onto his laptop, presumably screwing up whatever he'd been working on, he pets her instead of the more expected action of shoving her away.

Source: Pet The Dog / Live-Action TV
Ironically, its working title was Spy Jam, and had an action-oriented, James Bond-like feel to it, instead of spoofing sports movies.

Source: Film / Looney Tunes: Back in Action

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