1
as in missions
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
a secret operation which, if it is discovered, the government will deny any knowledge of
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2
as in processes
a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result
a specific mathematical operation is required in order to get the correct answer
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as in managements
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
given the constant threat of robbery, the operation of a convenience store can be quite stressful
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as in applications
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
There are, however, key technical challenges such as generating on-demand, indistinguishable single photons with high efficiency, and the probabilistic nature of photonic gates (the electronic elements in a computer performing logic operations).
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Gil Press, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Instead, Syed was forced out this summer despite two decades of experience in counterterrorism and cyber operations.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Czechia’s largest nuclear power plant will be equipped with massive 2,000-ton turbine generators in what is considered the largest modernization project in the history of the country’s nuclear operations.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Zapad is expected to host demonstrations by Russia's nuclear forces, launches of Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles and operations related to Russia's Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile, which is a nuclear-capable weapon and has been used to strike Ukraine.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
The State Department said the two countries exchanged notes to finalize an understanding that would stabilize diplomatic banking operations for each other's missions.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
News of the exchange came as Russian and US officials were meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss embassy operations.
—Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
In January 2022, an AJ Capital executive floated a plan to press the bakery owners to improve their building and operations.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
But as of late Wednesday night, no one had been pulled out alive in more than 24 hours, Juan Manuel Mendez, head of the country's emergency operations center, said at a press conference.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
Gil Press, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Instead, Syed was forced out this summer despite two decades of experience in counterterrorism and cyber operations.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Czechia’s largest nuclear power plant will be equipped with massive 2,000-ton turbine generators in what is considered the largest modernization project in the history of the country’s nuclear operations.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Zapad is expected to host demonstrations by Russia's nuclear forces, launches of Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles and operations related to Russia's Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile, which is a nuclear-capable weapon and has been used to strike Ukraine.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
The State Department said the two countries exchanged notes to finalize an understanding that would stabilize diplomatic banking operations for each other's missions.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
News of the exchange came as Russian and US officials were meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss embassy operations.
—Jennifer Hansler, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
In January 2022, an AJ Capital executive floated a plan to press the bakery owners to improve their building and operations.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
But as of late Wednesday night, no one had been pulled out alive in more than 24 hours, Juan Manuel Mendez, head of the country's emergency operations center, said at a press conference.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operations
Noun
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The military could also adopt the MAV for reconnaissance missions.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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It is set in an ancient castle in Scotland, where the players complete high-stakes missions to add money to the prize pot while the Traitors work in secret to avoid revealing their true identity to the Faithfuls.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Look for opportunities to plug CCU into existing processes with minimal disruption.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Precision meets material innovation Advanced lasers needed to imprint such tiny formats already exist, Tsapatsis explained, but the challenge has been finding materials and processes capable of handling ever-smaller microchips.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Pliops was showcasing its XDP LightingAI at the Summit, a GenAI native memory stack to power interfence and retrieval workloads for hyperscale and enterprise applications.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Green then explained the medical and industrial applications for these new knits.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Most recently, last year in Bangladesh, students mobilized to call for the end of a controversial quota system for government jobs.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her policy lens is rooted in her own experience growing up in a working-class family and juggling multiple jobs to pay the bills.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Breast augmentation has been among the top five most popular plastic surgery procedures for almost two decades, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), and patients are discussing their implants more than ever before, down to specific surgical techniques.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Rather than invasive procedures, patients undergo a simple blood draw — a liquid biopsy.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Modified plants grew two to three times heavier than controls.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ten years ago, several sites, including YouTube and Tumblr, also lacked guardrails and only added meaningful parental controls in recent years.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That’s the spirit behind the AI Darwin Awards, which recognize the most spectacularly misguided uses of the technology.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Still, the recent rise in non-work uses suggests that a lot of the newest ChatGPT users are doing so more for personal than for productivity reasons.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Each day should include module training, role-play assignments and specific sales activities, all outlined in a daily checklist.—
Ryan Hohman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But a subjective review of IL assignments over the past five years suggests this wave of early-September injuries is more notable than in recent seasons.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operations. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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