as in operating
being in effective operation
a fully operational oil refinery
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Recent Examples of operational
All three runways at the airport have since reopened and the airfield is fully operational, officials said Thursday.
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
Tested for years in a Canadian town and zoo, the system is now fully operational for the first time at a Canadian research base studying atmospheric science and Arctic life, just 700 miles from the North Pole.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
And not just in an abstract manner, but one with immediate consequences for operational circularity.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
The need for a single source of truth for all operational and regulated data has become critical.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
Tested for years in a Canadian town and zoo, the system is now fully operational for the first time at a Canadian research base studying atmospheric science and Arctic life, just 700 miles from the North Pole.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
And not just in an abstract manner, but one with immediate consequences for operational circularity.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
The need for a single source of truth for all operational and regulated data has become critical.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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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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Picture every Caribbean cliché and Barbados fits the bill, a Goldilocks island with the just-right combination of easygoing culture, world-class beaches, and co-operative weather.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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Always bring a full list of your supplements to your pre-operative visit.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
28 Oct. 2025
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More than 60% of the capital's health facilities, including Haiti's general hospital, are now shuttered or non-functioning because of the surge in gang violence.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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In 2004, a constitutional amendment created the National Council of Justice to manage the judiciary, which has vastly improved the functioning and autonomy of the courts.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Operational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operational. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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