as in operating
being in effective operation
a fully operational oil refinery
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Recent Examples of operational
In 2024, Kuah allegedly approved funding and the operational plan for a Youth Day celebration bombing that killed a 15-year-old girl and injured dozens of other children.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a record of decision on Wednesday approving SpaceX's plan to more than double the number of Falcon 9 launches from Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40), the busiest of the company's four operational launch pads.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The Canadian entrepreneur brings 20-plus years of leadership experience in strategy, operational performance and value creation across retail and consumer goods.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
The board said the award would vest in tranches tied to both market capitalization and operational milestones such as mass production of robotaxis and humanoid robots.
—Akash Sriram, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a record of decision on Wednesday approving SpaceX's plan to more than double the number of Falcon 9 launches from Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40), the busiest of the company's four operational launch pads.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The Canadian entrepreneur brings 20-plus years of leadership experience in strategy, operational performance and value creation across retail and consumer goods.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
The board said the award would vest in tranches tied to both market capitalization and operational milestones such as mass production of robotaxis and humanoid robots.
—Akash Sriram, USA Today, 5 Sep. 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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This synergy—forged through familiarity and trust—minimizes variability, reduces operative time, and elevates patient safety.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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As for non-operative, non-surgical treatments, osteoarthritis management could look like a combination of physical therapy, exercise and medications, Garbarino says.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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He’s blessed with a wealth of attacking talent, a multi-functioning midfield and strong, experienced defensive players in centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate, and goalkeeper Alisson.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Grok will then serve up a fully functioning link to the malicious website, usually containing some form of malware.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Operational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operational. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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