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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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Rick Dantzler, chief operating officer of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, took the podium.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee report highlights "persistent financial pressure, limited facilities, a lack of prioritisation in the school curriculum, and an absence of national co-ordination that prevents the system from operating effectively".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

This is especially important for your mobile and desktop operating systems, as well as your browser.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The court injunction will force Tegna to keep operating independently while the case proceeds.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

In that case, decided in 1886, the Court unanimously overturned convictions of two Chinese men who were operating laundries without a license.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander