operates

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perform, function v.
manage, use v.
perform surgery v.

VERB

perform, function

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve act complete conduct do engage keep move produce promote run serve take transport work

STRONG

accomplish advance behave bend benefit burn click compel concern contact contrive convey cook determine direct enforce exert finish fulfill go hit hum influence lift ordain percolate proceed progress react revolve roll spin tick turn

WEAK

act on be in action bring about carry on get results produce a result

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain cease consume destroy discontinue disenchant dishonor fail give give up halt hold idle ignore let go lose miss neglect receive refrain refuse reject release remain repulse stop

STRONG

abandon begin create decrease drop hesitate hinder maintain overlook retreat retrogress start steady

VERB

manage, use

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administer conduct drive handle keep play run work

STRONG

command maneuver manipulate ordain pilot ply steer wield

WEAK

be in charge be in driver's seat be in saddle call the play call the shots call the signals carry on hold the reins make go pull the strings pull the wires run the show run things sit on top of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

halt mismanage neglect stop

STRONG

leave alone

VERB

perform surgery

Synonyms

STRONGEST

explore set

STRONG

amputate cut excise remove transplant treat

WEAK

carve up open up

Example Sentences

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operates

Borstel, whose family operates four stalls across the city centre, said rising costs for meat, electricity, staffing and accommodation had forced the business to increase prices.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

Warsh has already shortened statements and news conferences, stopped submitting forecasts and launched five task forces to rethink how the Fed operates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

More than 1,600 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the ceasefire, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, which operates under Hamas authority and whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

This connection suggests that the magnetic reversal may provide an important new way to understand how turbulence operates across different physical scales.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

“No, he operates out of South Kensington. Want me to call him?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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