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as in missions
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
a secret operation which, if it is discovered, the government will deny any knowledge of
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as in processes
a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result
a specific mathematical operation is required in order to get the correct answer
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as in managements
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
given the constant threat of robbery, the operation of a convenience store can be quite stressful
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as in applications
the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose
a considerable amount of training is required for the operation of these new high-tech weapons systems
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Recent Examples of operations
The mall resumed operations as normal following the shooting, as police determined there was no threat to the general public.
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Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
While Russia and China are seen as greater cyberthreats, Iran has nonetheless launched several operations targeting Americans.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
It should be said that at no point has Congress either authorized this war or provided funding for ground operations.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Jen Warner, the chief growth and transformation officer, was appointed president and chief operations officer.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The massive expansion of enforcement operations drew local resistance from activists, leading to clashes with federal agents and the deaths of residents Good and Pretti during confrontations with ICE and Border Patrol.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Meta also slashed headcount across its Facebook, global operations, recruiting, sales and Reality Labs divisions last week, CNBC reported.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
In a normal summer, Blank said operations might be fine even if Comanche 3 remained idle longer.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Under the War Powers Act, the president can conduct military operations for 60 days without approval from Congress.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
While Russia and China are seen as greater cyberthreats, Iran has nonetheless launched several operations targeting Americans.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
It should be said that at no point has Congress either authorized this war or provided funding for ground operations.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Jen Warner, the chief growth and transformation officer, was appointed president and chief operations officer.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The massive expansion of enforcement operations drew local resistance from activists, leading to clashes with federal agents and the deaths of residents Good and Pretti during confrontations with ICE and Border Patrol.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Meta also slashed headcount across its Facebook, global operations, recruiting, sales and Reality Labs divisions last week, CNBC reported.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
In a normal summer, Blank said operations might be fine even if Comanche 3 remained idle longer.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Under the War Powers Act, the president can conduct military operations for 60 days without approval from Congress.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operations
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The test flight is intended to provide critical performance data and operational experience for future Artemis missions, including landing American astronauts back on the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Similar units have previously been used for missions like large-scale evacuations and amphibious operations including raids and assaults.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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According to coverage from Time, dark showering combines three separate physiological processes.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Building departments that struggled with outdated manual processes now offer technology solutions that benefit everyone.—
Ian Cohen,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Increasingly, managements at the gleaming apartment complexes that have been built in the past few years are offering deals or discounts to prospective tenants, a practice that wasn’t happening back when the mega-wave of new apartment construction hit Connecticut after the pandemic.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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In such a scenario, IPOs offer a better play for the Indian markets as managements and bankers price the issue attractively, drawing significant investor interest, experts told CNBC.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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This research can enable highly functional, autonomous, tiny aerial robots for critical humanitarian applications, such as search and rescue, combating poaching and cave exploration.—
Nitin Sanket,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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The all-volunteer Planning Commission considers matters related to land-use planning and development, implements the city’s general plan, reviews development applications and serves as an intermediary between the public and the City Council.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The rule has been expanded that teams must interview two minority candidates for openings at head coach, general managers and the offensive and defensive coordinator jobs.—
Mac Engel
March 30,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Magdy al-Deeb, a business owner, urged the government to reverse the decision to preserve jobs, especially for cafes and small businesses.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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All mission events are subject to change, to an even greater extent than ISS missions, because Artemis 2 is developing procedures and systems for the wider Artemis program.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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As part of the legal fight over the ban, Anthropic also filed a complaint in an appellate court in Washington, DC, focusing on a law governing procedures for mitigating supply-chain risks in procurement.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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McMorris added that public agencies ca,n be more vulnerable to contracting abuses without strong safeguards, pointing to practices such as limits on no-bid contracts, multi-level approval processes, regular audits and stricter controls on contract changes and cost overruns.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Tech companies have been responding to mental health concerns, rolling out new parental controls so parents can keep track of their children’s screen time and moderating harmful content.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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When Chinese alchemists invented gunpowder in the ninth century, no one grasped the full range of its potential uses.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Every Cure works to find new uses for existing drugs, with the goal of finding treatments for diseases that were previously untreatable.—
Brad Quick,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operations. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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