operating

[op-uh-ray-ting] / ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪŋ /

Part of Speech:

All (3) Adjective (2) Noun (1)

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causing to function adj.
functioning adj.
management n.

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

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operational running working

STRONG

acting going producing

NOUN

management

Synonyms

STRONG

control managing

WEAK

direction operation

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operating

Power cuts are not uncommon in the area and not everyone has back-up batteries to keep their landlines operating.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

L&G also has the lowest operating profit and earnings per share annual growth expectations through 2028 compared to peers in the U.K. life insurance sector, based on Citi’s forecast and consensus estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Instead, the market begins rewarding stable profit margins, free cash flow, operating efficiency and raised earnings forecasts, Wilson explained.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

In 1968, England were due to tour South Africa, a country then operating under a system of racial segregation known as apartheid.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Using flashlights in the dark, windowless room, they combed through operating manuals.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

operating

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