1
as in operating
being in effective operation
the abandoned factory had not been active for years
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2
as in energetic
having much high-spirited energy and movement
the fish are active today, but we still haven't caught anything
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3
as in engaged
involved in often constant activity
all morning the crowd at the coffeehouse kept Marion and her helper pretty active
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Recent Examples of active
Some resorts in the atoll, such as Finolhu, take an active role in the coral's preservation, and its efforts are led by its resident marine biologist, Ivana Tobar.
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Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Wright being inactive means De’Von Achane and Ollie Gordon II are the only running backs active for the game.
—Omar Kelly
october 5, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
The city’s 15,000 residents support a small but active main drag.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), the parent agency of the NYCTA, currently has an active public information campaign designed to educate the public — especially young people — on the dangers of subway surfing.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Wright being inactive means De’Von Achane and Ollie Gordon II are the only running backs active for the game.
—Omar Kelly
october 5, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
The city’s 15,000 residents support a small but active main drag.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), the parent agency of the NYCTA, currently has an active public information campaign designed to educate the public — especially young people — on the dangers of subway surfing.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for active
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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Alvarado has become Colombia's most energetic proponent of the technique.—
John Otis,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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Patterson is energetic and fun here.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Swift, the superstar singer, and Kelce, the three-time Super Bowl champion, became engaged in August.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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This album is Swift’s first as an engaged woman and her first since the Eras tour concluded in December 2024.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Once the new antenna becomes operational, New Norcia will be ESA’s first ground station to host two deep space antennas.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Oct. 2025
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In addressing irreparable harm, Immergut said the state faced constitutional injury from loss of control over its Guard, operational harm from diversion of troops trained for state emergencies and public safety risks.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With eight children in total, the Baldwin family blends Hollywood legacy with a lively, modern-day parenting journey.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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The wave of debuts was of course the conversation of the week, bringing a sense of buzz and freshness that made Paris feel lively and full of energy.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Daria watched their diligent ascent while Andrés studied the map on his phone.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Hunt After years of diligent saving, a longtime renter with a $300,000 budget weighed whether to take his parents’ advice and return to his childhood building in Elmhurst, or branch out.—
Dan Levin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Usually, this does not include lodging, transportation, or post-operative assistance.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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The fleet departed from Barcelona, with activists supported by groups in Spain, which Jerusalem claims is tied to Hamas operative Saif Abu Kashk, who allegedly runs a front company that Israeli intelligence claims controls many of the ships.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Riegel agrees, noting that the show doesn’t just settle into the tone of a typical animated series, in Critical Role’s style or otherwise.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Those episodes were made with the company's proprietary AI engine, fine-tuned for animated storytelling.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Active.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/active. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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