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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

Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody or during ICE operations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Players like Dutch brewer Heineken, Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman and Diageo, the world’s largest drinks group, have turned to job cuts in a bid to keep their operations efficient.

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

Once numbers shed their geometric significance, mathematicians no longer had to worry about mathematical operations making geometric sense.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife