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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Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda are said to have attended at least a few of these parties, contributing to rumors that Lewis and the estate served as at least partial inspiration for the novel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
El-Sayed, who trained as a doctor and served as Detroit’s top public health official, has campaigned on Medicare for All since his unsuccessful bid for governor in 2018.

— Kate Wells, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of served

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Appearing alongside Fry are Elfman, Beach, Jessica Sula, Maria Zhang and Luke Kleintank, the latter of whom also acted in Bones, though his time on that show did not overlap with Fry.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Her breakdancing and pop-and-lock dancing background also played a role throughout the show, as her moves alongside her all-male dancing troupe acted as an additional instrument.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

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According to court filings, Seaver previously worked for private military contractors and later provided security for Parton and her properties through his company, Squadron Augmented Protection Services (SAPS), which is also a party to the lawsuit.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Room for Disagreement Collins has opposed Trump on upwards of a half-dozen major initiatives and worked behind the scenes to temper him on multiple other occasions.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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