operations

plural of operation
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the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose a considerable amount of training is required for the operation of these new high-tech weapons systems

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Recent Examples of operations Plans for the marina include an owner’s pavilion, private suite, crew facilities, marina operations space, maintenance facilities, security offices and a rooftop swimming pool. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 The new batch of Su-57 multi-role fighter jets have been modernized based on extensive experience from its use in combat operations, according to reports. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 Vaccarello, who most recently served as the company’s executive vice president, Live, will oversee the strategy and operations of MSG Entertainment’s portfolio of live experiences. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026 After six generations, the family is seeking a new owner but plans to remain involved; the winery will stay open while restructuring its debt and operations. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Capital often brings intense pressure to scale operations quickly. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Her label was among the first to use 100 percent recycled cardboard hangers in 2019 as part of a mission to eliminate plastic from both front- and back-of-house operations. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Brightline said that its Miami-to-Orlando high-speed rail operations will not be impacted. — Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 The police compound housed counterterrorism police, who had carried out operations against militants across the province in recent years. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operations
Noun
  • Potential missions include reconnaissance, ammunition delivery, mine laying and clearance, evacuation, position defense and strikes.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Similar launch abort systems were used on NASA's Mercury Gemini and Apollo missions, as well as on the agency's Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This allows Vestas to standardize its construction processes, lower costs, and reduce defects.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In Finance​ Give agentic AI fragmented data, inconsistent processes or unclear ownership, and those weaknesses become part of how the technology operates.
    — Ari Widlansky, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Most managements feel that the — on the price of their shares — that the higher, the better.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
  • These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Some of the main applications are anomaly detection or robotics.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • If civilian use of wireless technologies is exploding, military applications are also rising, and everything from drones to armored vehicles is now part of the larger set of attack units.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Staff reductions are expected to be brutal, and with so many duplicative roles across HBO Max and Paramount+, many talented executives will lose their jobs.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Companies that grow around the university can create jobs and opportunities well beyond its campus.
    — Michael Simas, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In other air travel news, Boeing flagged a software glitch on some 737 Max planes that could impact certain landing procedures.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Core samples could reveal South China Sea history For the first time, the team processed and analyzed the recovered cores according to IODP procedures.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • For operators, the goal is to expand autonomous inspection coverage while maintaining the same access controls and audit procedures used for human workers.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • This not only improves energy efficiency but also creates additional work to build smart controls, battery systems, microgrids, and distributed energy infrastructure.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • More research is still needed to confirm effectiveness across all of those claimed uses.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Neat digital images and unjustified uses of film that reflect a social and class-based hierarchy of images.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operations. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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