as in operating
being in effective operation
a fully operational oil refinery
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Recent Examples of operational
The state notes that ICE already has an operational arm, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), that is trained to and regularly operates in the interior of the country, with strict requirements for warrants and probable cause in warrantless arrests.
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Any potential rollout would be quite some time away and would depend on extensive testing, customer feedback, and operational considerations.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Jenkins also expects several macro and operational factors that affected 2025 performance to improve into mid-2026, including Waha price conditions and additional volumes tied to Permian dry gas expansion.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
The men, wearing dark civilian clothes and balaclavas, seemed convinced that these unfamiliar fillings posed a threat to their operational security.
—Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Any potential rollout would be quite some time away and would depend on extensive testing, customer feedback, and operational considerations.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Jenkins also expects several macro and operational factors that affected 2025 performance to improve into mid-2026, including Waha price conditions and additional volumes tied to Permian dry gas expansion.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
The men, wearing dark civilian clothes and balaclavas, seemed convinced that these unfamiliar fillings posed a threat to their operational security.
—Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for operational
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Budanov, who has survived numerous assassination attempts, began his career as a special forces operative and served in the east after Russia illegally annexed Crimea and its proxies took over Ukraine’s eastern fringes.—
Reuters 6 hr ago,
CNN Money,
2 Jan. 2026
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Their pre-operative assessment involves a thorough analysis of the airway.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The cozy accommodations are stocked with a selection of Southern books and some retain original features like non-functioning fireplaces.—
Caroline Eubanks,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Immigrants make up nearly one quarter of Illinois’ workforce and are essential to industries that keep communities healthy and functioning.—
Anabel Mendoza,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Operational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operational. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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