as in operating
being in effective operation
a fully operational oil refinery
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Recent Examples of operational
The incident is usually limited to one operational period in the control phase.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The airborne configuration will turn Skydweller’s aircraft into a high-altitude communications hub, extending 5G and tactical data coverage across wide operational areas.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Students shadow directors at leading Los Angeles properties, observe day-to-day decision-making, and confront real operational challenges.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
About 134 programs across 41 states and Puerto Rico will see their operational funding cease on Saturday, affecting nearly 65,000 kids, or 10% of all Head Start children, according to the National Head Start Association (NHSA).
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The airborne configuration will turn Skydweller’s aircraft into a high-altitude communications hub, extending 5G and tactical data coverage across wide operational areas.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Students shadow directors at leading Los Angeles properties, observe day-to-day decision-making, and confront real operational challenges.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
About 134 programs across 41 states and Puerto Rico will see their operational funding cease on Saturday, affecting nearly 65,000 kids, or 10% of all Head Start children, according to the National Head Start Association (NHSA).
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for operational
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operational
Adjective
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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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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
Adjective
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Picture every Caribbean cliché and Barbados fits the bill, a Goldilocks island with the just-right combination of easygoing culture, world-class beaches, and co-operative weather.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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Always bring a full list of your supplements to your pre-operative visit.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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More than 60% of the capital's health facilities, including Haiti's general hospital, are now shuttered or non-functioning because of the surge in gang violence.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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In 2004, a constitutional amendment created the National Council of Justice to manage the judiciary, which has vastly improved the functioning and autonomy of the courts.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Operational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operational. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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