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as in manages
to look after and make decisions about
it takes years to learn how to operate that kind of business so that it makes money
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as in works
to produce a desired effect
the medicine will take an hour or so to operate the first time you use it
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as in utilizes
to put into action or service
wouldn't dream of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol
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Recent Examples of operates
There are exceptions, such as when the National Guard operates under state authority or when the Insurrection Act is invoked, allowing the president to deploy troops during major unrest or emergencies.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Justice Defenders operates with a combination of federal money and in-kind ABA contributions, using the funds to support human rights defenders facing criminal charges, frivolous lawsuits and harassment.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Our publishing house has a migrant nature and operates across national borders and for that it is relegated in society.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The retailer operates about 650 stores and has refreshed about 130 of them over the past few years, a process that is ongoing.
—Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The company also operates 9,000 concessions kiosks within malls.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Davauer is working with David Wu, who operates Shorewood's Crave Cafe, to provide burgers.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Ant operates Alipay, one of the two major apps for mobile payments in China.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
In essence, Nvidia treats the entire data center as the new unit of compute, interconnecting chips, servers and racks so tightly that an AI factory operates as a single colossal supercomputer.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Justice Defenders operates with a combination of federal money and in-kind ABA contributions, using the funds to support human rights defenders facing criminal charges, frivolous lawsuits and harassment.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Our publishing house has a migrant nature and operates across national borders and for that it is relegated in society.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
The retailer operates about 650 stores and has refreshed about 130 of them over the past few years, a process that is ongoing.
—Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The company also operates 9,000 concessions kiosks within malls.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Davauer is working with David Wu, who operates Shorewood's Crave Cafe, to provide burgers.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Ant operates Alipay, one of the two major apps for mobile payments in China.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
In essence, Nvidia treats the entire data center as the new unit of compute, interconnecting chips, servers and racks so tightly that an AI factory operates as a single colossal supercomputer.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operates
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Whole food sources such as beans, bananas, avocado and eggs offer the form your child’s body absorbs and uses best.—
Jazmine A. Ortiz,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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This article uses reporting by The Associated Press.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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What struck me the most was how effortlessly the hotel manages to be both elevated and comfortable.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Its adtech business, which manages advertising on third-party websites, is not publicly broken out.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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Eliécer Camacho Jiménez, former general of the Colombian National Police (the organization that works closely with the DEA on combatting drug trafficking in Colombia), told me there are growing divisions within Maduro's circles.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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That people might be falling for the Minneapolis shooter’s scribblings and raging at each other over potential motivations is likely thrilling to potential copycat killers—proof that the troll still works.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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In only nine months, the young researchers reportedly built the prototype machine, which utilizes a rotating laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) system to print cylindrical metal parts significantly faster than conventional systems.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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VO2 max is an indicator of how efficiently the body utilizes oxygen with intense exercise, said London, who is based in Savannah, Georgia.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Aurora’s powerful contribution Aurora handles the computational side of this pairing, with more than 60,000 GPUs and the ability to perform over one quintillion calculations per second.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Aliyah Boston #7 of the Indiana Fever handles the ball against the Washington Mystics at Capital One Arena on June 07, 2024 in Washington, DC.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The military, led by an officer known only as the Major (Mark Hamill, the right amount of hammy), remains in control and supervises the Walk.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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The leader of this office also administers one of the largest justice programs and supervises tens of thousands of defendants charged with crimes.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Hagle said the party that is not in the White House typically performs better in the midterms but noted that Democrats have also been seeing lackluster polling numbers.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Non-yielding gold typically performs well in a low-interest-rate environment.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Advocate for flexibility The same principle applies to flexible work environments, which reduce fatigue and burnout for caregivers and noncaregivers alike.—
Colleen Tolan,
The Conversation,
3 Sep. 2025
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The program, at least for now, only applies to providers and patients in New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and Washington, according to Axios.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Operates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operates. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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