as in operating
being in effective operation
a fully operational oil refinery
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Recent Examples of operational
The most recent incarnation of the lodge had been operational since 1937, after a kitchen fire burned down the original in 1932.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
The South Rim is open and operational as of Monday, July 14, according to the National Park Service.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 14 July 2025
Aside from maintenance and operational issues, the Police Department now is primarily responsible for responding to issues in city parks.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
Third, while the three businesses have some strategic synergies, if not operational ones, they are run independently and can really show the sum of the parts value through a sale of even just one segment.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 12 July 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
The South Rim is open and operational as of Monday, July 14, according to the National Park Service.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 14 July 2025
Aside from maintenance and operational issues, the Police Department now is primarily responsible for responding to issues in city parks.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
Third, while the three businesses have some strategic synergies, if not operational ones, they are run independently and can really show the sum of the parts value through a sale of even just one segment.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for operational
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Under Proposition 309, voters casting mail-in ballots could provide a driver's license or non-operating identification license number, the last four digits of a social security number, or a unique identifying number provided by the secretary of state for voter registration purposes.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
The Arizona Republic,
27 Oct. 2022
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The adjusted net income decreased by 8% y-o-y to $3.9 billion in the first nine months of 2022 due to higher expenses as a % of revenues and lower non-operating income.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2023
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Whether Iran is weeks, months or years away from being able to test a weapon after the damage inflicted on its program is not the operative question.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Merkley asked the presiding chair, first-term Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), if the House reconciliation bill used current law as the operative baseline when it was first laid before the Senate.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
29 June 2025
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“Operational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operational. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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