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function

Definition for function

noun as in capacity, job

Strongest matches

action, activity, affair, behavior, business, duty, exercise, objective, operation, part, power, purpose, responsibility, role, service, situation, task, work

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charge, concern, employment, faculty, goal, mark, mission, object, occupation, office, post, province, use, utility

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affair, gathering, meeting, reception

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celebration, do, party

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verb as in perform, work

Strongest matches

behave, operate, react, serve

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act, cook, do, go, move, officialize, officiate, percolate, run, take

Weak matches

act the part, be in action, be in commission, be in operation, be running, do duty, do one's thing, get with it, go to town, take care of business

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From Slate

It’s hard to overstate how much damage re-electing Trump will cause, not only to immigrants and other marginalized populations but also to governmental function, education, the environment, justice and more.

From Salon

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At first, Netflix’s ad-supported tier was powered by Microsoft’s technology through a partnership, but the streamer is transitioning to using its own in-house ad technology which will make it function independently from third parties.

From Los Angeles Times

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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