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 For much of American history, that system functioned largely outside the national political spotlight. — Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 The area, for all intents and purposes, has always functioned as the back of the museum. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 That decision, upheld on appeal, put the onus on the Continuum of Care, an amorphous entity with a board and open membership that had long functioned as an appendage of LAHSA but actually had the statutory power to hire or fire the agency. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 The way your relationship functioned in the past hasn’t worked. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 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

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Serhii Sternenko, who runs a foundation supplying drones to Ukrainian forces and previously served as an adviser to Ukraine's defense minister, also reported the Starlink speed limits and later said the speeds were being limited even further.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
The actresses served on this year’s jury alongside existing members Edward Enninful, ex-editor-in-chief of British Vogue and co-founder of EE72, as well as Marie-Louise Khondji, founder of Le Cinéma Club, and BFI CEO Ben Roberts.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of served

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For Rush, a republic that put citizens to death still acted like a monarchy, treating citizens’ lives as its own to dispose of.

— Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
The Justice Department invoked national security only in court filings days after the White House acted against the reporters.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

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Then Brice Turang worked a full count and hit an opposite-field double.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Rowling is not participating in the doc, which will instead use archive material, her writing and interviews with some of those who have worked with her.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

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