operated

ADJECTIVE

conducted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fulfilled managed negotiated regulated

STRONG

accomplished achieved administered contrived conveyed determined directed driven enforced executed finished governed guided handled maintained manipulated moved ordered performed practiced promoted revolved run served superintended supervised sustained transacted transported turned used wielded worked

Example Sentences

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operated

Cornwall's food waste is taken to a digester in Holsworthy, Devon, operated by Severn Trent Green Power.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

For a dozen years, Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan has operated a side gig in Montauk: a seafood shack that draws celebrities and influencers with sunset views, Dom Pérignon and a $97 lobster salad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

In other instances, ICE has purchased facilities owned and operated by private companies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

If this happens, it would mark a substantial pivot from how American forces have operated in the region post-9/11.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

I’d usually come in a day or two before the procedure so doctors could check me out and make sure I was fine to be operated on.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge