as in operating
being in effective operation
a fully operational oil refinery
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Recent Examples of operational
When would the Office of Inspector General be operational?
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Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Maintenance and operational costs are also often substantially lower.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Ahrens, who joined Kobalt in 2014, will report to Kobalt President and Chief Commercial Officer Jeannette Perez, and take on a dual creative and operational mandate across the Latin American region, according to the announcement.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 May 2026
Mining generates vast amounts of geological, operational, equipment and environmental data, but many of its most important decisions still depend on fragmented systems.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Maintenance and operational costs are also often substantially lower.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Ahrens, who joined Kobalt in 2014, will report to Kobalt President and Chief Commercial Officer Jeannette Perez, and take on a dual creative and operational mandate across the Latin American region, according to the announcement.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 May 2026
Mining generates vast amounts of geological, operational, equipment and environmental data, but many of its most important decisions still depend on fragmented systems.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for operational
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operational
Adjective
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Exxon operates some of the wells directly and holds a financial, non-operating interest in the others.—
Rachel Nostrant,
Houston Chronicle,
26 Jan. 2026
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Last year, though revenue and operating profit increased, non-operating red ink pushed the company into a full-year loss of NT$766 million, or $25 million.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But the company is also opening a new fulfilment center in Giessen, in western Germany, which should be fully operative by the end of 2027.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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From 2021 to 2023, about two-thirds of adults over 65 had hypertension, according to the operative definition at the time.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Collins says cleaning a functioning or newer dryer once every two years is sufficient to clear our major blocks and prevent more serious complications, such as clogs that can lead to fires.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2026
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Investigators say the error was compounded by non-functioning signal systems along with failures in staffing, oversight and maintenance during years of delays in safety upgrades.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Operational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operational. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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