Thesaurus results for FUNCTIONED

functioned

verb

past tense of function

as in served

to have a certain purpose the heart functions as a pump for the blood

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Recent Examples of functioned The Giants were extremely urgent in seeking a new quarterback, not just due to Jaxson Dart’s injury but because of how poorly the offense functioned with Winston in Los Angeles. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 The rescuers needed to construct something that functioned like a four-hundred-foot crane. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Credit Suisse’s anchor investors functioned as liquidity backstops rather than governance catalysts. — Albana Vrioni, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 In a form of cultural protection, stories about her functioned as a taboo against hunting. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 Large volumes of hazardous material remain stored inside an aging containment repository that has functioned on-site since 1978. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 The findings add to the growing body of research into how dinosaurs functioned. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026 But the meeting mainly functioned as a symbol of people’s frustration — and of their willingness to be part of the solution. — Esther King, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026 Bathed in the shifting light from the screen, the orchestra’s movements and playing functioned like a second drama unfolding onstage, augmenting and mirroring the original film. — Caitlin White, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

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Prior to joining Nirvana Brands this year, Budge was a senior vice president and general manager at Morphe’s former parent company, Forma Brands, and before that served as CEO at Omorovicza Cosmetics.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Formal afternoon tea is served, too, with the savory and sweet accompaniments prepared through an Indonesian lens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

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And while lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have questioned their legality, Republicans — who currently control both the House and the Senate — have not acted.

— Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
That same encouragement carried over to the design of Blackwood’s home, too, where Haughton acted as the contractor.

— Camille Okhio, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026

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