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movement, working n.
business concern n.
surgical procedure n.

NOUN

movement, working

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

surgery

STRONG

biopsy excision

Antonyms

WEAK

idleness inaction inutility uselessness

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operations

Former owner Hudson Pacific announced it was shutting down most of its L.A. soundstages as well as operations in Atlanta as part of a cost-reduction move.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Hormel agreed to sell its Brazil operations under the Ceratti brand as part of actions to streamline its portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Nepali police have recovered 270 bodies, but search operations continue.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

A dedicated e-commerce facility has processed more than 33 million parcels since opening in May last year, with Royal Mail and Evri establishing on-site operations.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Sometimes, with no warning, he’d develop a high fever, and pus formed in angry bubbles along the scars left by many operations.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago