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going about

VERB

undertake

Synonyms

STRONGEST

set about

WEAK

approach be employed begin devote oneself to engage in get busy with occupy oneself with tackle work at

Example Sentences

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One thinks of the citizens of Buffy’s Sunnydale, blithely going about their business, not moving away despite being located on a Hellmouth.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Researchers collected saliva samples from people in their villages between 2012 and 2015, while participants were going about daily life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

The government said: "Any form of abuse against someone simply going about their day-to-day work is completely unacceptable."

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

There’s no absolute right or wrong way of going about this.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Before I could get a thought going about Cecile or Oakland, the cab driver let us out not too far from the airport.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia