as in operating
being in effective operation
looked for a functioning washing machine, but the few that weren't broken were in use
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as in acting
to have a certain purpose
the heart functions as a pump for the blood
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as in activity
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for functioning
Adjective
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Under Proposition 309, voters casting mail-in ballots could provide a driver's license or non-operating identification license number, the last four digits of a social security number, or a unique identifying number provided by the secretary of state for voter registration purposes.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
The Arizona Republic,
27 Oct. 2022 -
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
Verb
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When the acting dream started Growing up in Sacramento, Smalls was a three-sport athlete in high school attending West Campus, Rosemont and Foothill in North Highlands.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
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Right before graduation, Smalls found a two-year program in the William Esper Studio in New York City which teaches acting techniques such as the Meisner Technique.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This suggested that the persistent activity of PKMζ is required to maintain a memory.—
Ajdina Halilovic,
Wired News,
6 July 2025
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There are concerns that the message may violate the Hatch Act, which prohibits partisan political activities of most federal executive branch employees, including the SSA and its commissioner.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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For family offices, this reduces operational risk while creating additional income diversification through conservation initiatives.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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The current longest-running planetarium in the southern hemisphere is in Montevideo, Uruguay, operational since 1955.—
Martin Bush,
Space.com,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Shanghai remains the hub for the new model, with the city serving as the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China's center of production, as well as the base for its research and development departments.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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The school's kitchen and cafeteria are congested with long serving lines, according to the district's website.—
Alec Johnson,
Journal Sentinel,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Hardiman wants young people to have a better understanding of how violence affects the community and become leaders in this peace movement.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
11 July 2025
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So now Trump wants to meddle in the domestic affairs in Brazil, all in service to protecting one of his contemporaries in the global far right movement.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Whether Iran is weeks, months or years away from being able to test a weapon after the damage inflicted on its program is not the operative question.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Merkley asked the presiding chair, first-term Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), if the House reconciliation bill used current law as the operative baseline when it was first laid before the Senate.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
29 June 2025
Verb
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There have been many examples of that from our first edition up until today with global producers and DJs working with top headliners from Saudi, Egypt, Lebanon and rest of the Arab world.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
27 Dec. 2024
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Before coming to The Athletic, Weiss spent a decade working for the government, primarily as a compliance bank regulator.—
Jared Weiss,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Functioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/functioning. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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