as in operating
being in effective operation
a fully operational oil refinery
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Recent Examples of operational
At the time, the IAEA said the reactor was not operational and did not contain any nuclear material.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Elliott's involvement brings operational expertise to the board, which will play a key role in guiding the Worldpay integration.
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Cal Fire is not required to verify local permits but will now ask companies to provide proof of operational permits issued by local fire departments during license renewal, Washington said.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Hezbollah did not respond, apparently pursuing a policy of strategic patience that some observers interpreted as operational weakness.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Elliott's involvement brings operational expertise to the board, which will play a key role in guiding the Worldpay integration.
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Cal Fire is not required to verify local permits but will now ask companies to provide proof of operational permits issued by local fire departments during license renewal, Washington said.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Hezbollah did not respond, apparently pursuing a policy of strategic patience that some observers interpreted as operational weakness.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for operational
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Exxon operates some of the wells directly and holds a financial, non-operating interest in the others.—
Rachel Nostrant,
Houston Chronicle,
26 Jan. 2026
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Last year, though revenue and operating profit increased, non-operating red ink pushed the company into a full-year loss of NT$766 million, or $25 million.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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These laws are only required today because Democrats have put in place operative policies that allow for people who are not legal voters to be voting.—
Special to the Sun-Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Then, trace your finger to its peak, which, to me, was his starring role as smoldering special forces operative Scott McCoy in the 1986 action movie The Delta Force, co-starring a frail-looking but grizzled and unsmiling Lee Marvin in his last movie.—
John DeVore,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2026
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Investigators say the error was compounded by non-functioning signal systems along with failures in staffing, oversight and maintenance during years of delays in safety upgrades.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Velasquez said Chait placed a strong emphasis on communication, recalling that district leaders recently sent administrators guidance on reassuring families that schools would remain safe and functioning.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Operational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operational. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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