Thesaurus results for DOING IT

doing it

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present participle of do it

as in sleeping

to engage in sexual intercourse were both in the mood to do it

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Recent Examples of doing it By doing it this way, the kids had to put some thought into which items meant the most to them, and there were no complaints afterward. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 What’s relatable to me is starting to act in the first place, like actually doing it in high school. — Wengel Gemu, Vanity Fair, 6 Aug. 2026 But definitely being in it [now] and actually doing it is different. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 And then comes the debate over whether the company is doing it to reduce headcount without announcing layoffs. — Sarah Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 In other words, its core business grew revenue but made less money doing it—and the money that the company is earning is immediately being used. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 30 July 2026 So yeah, this is going to be a lot tougher than the HHOF list, and clearly the Hurricanes doing it while winning the Cup will be a huge outlier. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 30 July 2026 The central bank still may need to raise rates, and there’s an argument for doing it now before inflation gets out of control. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Walmart is doing it again, bringing us big tech savings before the back-to-school shopping. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026

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