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operations

NOUN

movement, working

Synonyms

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action activity affair agency application deal effort enterprise exercise force movement procedure process service transaction trip use work

STRONG

act ballgame bit conveyance course deed effect employment engagement exercising exertion exploitation handiwork happening influence instrumentality labor manipulation motion performance play proceeding progress progression scene transference undertaking workmanship

WEAK

carrying on doing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cessation idleness inaction inactivity indolence inertia laziness passivity stoppage

STRONG

repose rest

WEAK

inutility uselessness

NOUN

business concern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affair deal enterprise transaction

STRONG

proceeding undertaking

Antonyms

WEAK

idleness inaction inutility uselessness

NOUN

surgical procedure

Synonyms

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surgery

STRONG

biopsy excision

Antonyms

WEAK

idleness inaction inutility uselessness

Example Sentences

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Alibaba and BYD were among companies that functioned as a military-civil contributor to Chinese defence operations, according to the list.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

According to NASA's latest update, Roscosmos detected a higher leak rate during cargo operations involving the Progress 95 spacecraft during the week of June 1.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The layoffs are part of a companywide push to streamline operations and refocus resources strategically.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“How can you not be excited about the host nation training in your facility?” said Dan Rutstein, president of business operations of the Orange County club.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Lister's first sterile operations in 1868 will cut the number of deaths from infection after surgery by 90 percent.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman