as in operating
being in effective operation
a fully operational oil refinery
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Recent Examples of operational
The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, Newark Light Rail and River Line services also remain operational on regular weekday timetables.
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Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Duffy, including his leadership on matching the airport’s capacity to its operational limitations, will have it back operating reliably soon.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Protection of the Skibo and Hoyt Lakes communities remains a priority operational objective.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
The family handed operational control to Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS two years ago, and hefty financial cuts have come since.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Duffy, including his leadership on matching the airport’s capacity to its operational limitations, will have it back operating reliably soon.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Protection of the Skibo and Hoyt Lakes communities remains a priority operational objective.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
The family handed operational control to Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS two years ago, and hefty financial cuts have come since.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for operational
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
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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
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But then-Chief Justice Roger Taney deemed the move unlawful, noting the operative clause is found in Article I of the Constitution, which itemizes Congress' powers, not the president's.—
Kelsey Walsh,
ABC News,
9 May 2025
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As a professional but not a member of the wealthy elite, and having been considered by Congress, Cleveland represents a clear distinction from Musk, who appears to have little understanding of what an average American may need from an operative federal bureaucracy.—
Laura Ellyn Smith,
The Conversation,
9 May 2025
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“Operational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operational. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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