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operating

[op-uh-rey-ting] / ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
causing to function
Synonyms
STRONGEST
performing running
STRONG
accomplishing administering conducting contriving determining directing driving executing finishing fulfilling guiding maintaining managing manipulating moving ordering practicing regulating revolving serving spinning supervising sustaining transacting turning using wielding
WEAK
at work
ADJECTIVE
functioning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
operational running working
STRONG
acting going producing
NOUN
management
Synonyms
STRONG
control managing
WEAK
direction operation

Example Sentences

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It reported a first-quarter adjusted operating margin of 8.9%, compared with 9.9% last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

By operating as a separate entity, GenCo isolates the cost of new growth to data centers, according to NiSource.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The development of the Claude Mythos model by Anthropic has led to crisis meetings, after it found vulnerabilities in every major operating system and browser.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The district said it “will do everything in its power” to stay open during the strike, operating on a minimum day schedule with a 1:30 p.m. dismissal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Bentley was in deep, a Soviet agent operating quietly in the heart of the world's most powerful country.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau