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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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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
Demolition and recovery operations will resume Sunday morning at the site of the parking garage that partially collapsed this week in Grays Ferry.
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Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Security company Trend Micro has documented that actors who’ve worked on past operations benefiting the North Korean government have used these addresses, particularly in scams involving fake recruiters.
—Jessica Klein, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
The remains of one of his two daughters were still missing, believed to be trapped under rubble, as search operations concluded Saturday, three days after the attacks.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The step supports the US Army’s robust artillery capability needs, and for the first time, ensures a second source producer of M776 cannons—the main armament for the M777 system used in critical operations across the globe.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
The raids, each the result of unrelated Drug Enforcement Administration investigations that occurred within six hours on Wednesday, targeted large-scale packaging operations, where the synthetic opioid was parceled into glassine envelopes before making its way to the streets.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Those attacks are often carried out by non-Russian nationals for small amounts of money and without full knowledge of who the operations serve.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Jack Ying Lee, the company’s operations manager, also faces second-degree murder charges, along with Sam Machado, a former Yolo County Sheriff’s deputy who owned the property where the fireworks were stored.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Current general manager Ryan Dell was promoted this past offseason from head of soccer operations, replacing Caitlin Carducci.
—Pj Green
april 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Security company Trend Micro has documented that actors who’ve worked on past operations benefiting the North Korean government have used these addresses, particularly in scams involving fake recruiters.
—Jessica Klein, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
The remains of one of his two daughters were still missing, believed to be trapped under rubble, as search operations concluded Saturday, three days after the attacks.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The step supports the US Army’s robust artillery capability needs, and for the first time, ensures a second source producer of M776 cannons—the main armament for the M777 system used in critical operations across the globe.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
The raids, each the result of unrelated Drug Enforcement Administration investigations that occurred within six hours on Wednesday, targeted large-scale packaging operations, where the synthetic opioid was parceled into glassine envelopes before making its way to the streets.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Those attacks are often carried out by non-Russian nationals for small amounts of money and without full knowledge of who the operations serve.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Jack Ying Lee, the company’s operations manager, also faces second-degree murder charges, along with Sam Machado, a former Yolo County Sheriff’s deputy who owned the property where the fireworks were stored.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Current general manager Ryan Dell was promoted this past offseason from head of soccer operations, replacing Caitlin Carducci.
—Pj Green
april 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operations
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The booster launched Northrop Grumman's previous cargo flight, NG-23, NASA's Crew-11 astronaut flight, the Axiom Space Ax-4 astronaut flight and three Starlink missions, according to a SpaceX description.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The rocket itself was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology specifically for commercial space missions.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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The cards are designed to interrupt the rational mind, and to introduce productive chaos into processes that may feel rigid.—
Jennifer Sodini,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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Last month, the FIFA Council approved its first comprehensive safeguarding policy, a summary of processes, standards and reporting mechanisms.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Increasingly, managements at the gleaming apartment complexes that have been built in the past few years are offering deals or discounts to prospective tenants, a practice that wasn’t happening back when the mega-wave of new apartment construction hit Connecticut after the pandemic.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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In such a scenario, IPOs offer a better play for the Indian markets as managements and bankers price the issue attractively, drawing significant investor interest, experts told CNBC.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The broader ambition is to remove trade-offs between comfort and performance, extending the material’s use across applications from sportswear to protective gear.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Both Moreland and Wright filed paper applications, which OPM said can take 90 to 100 days to process.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Clairton plant provides 1,200 manufacturing jobs and hundreds of millions in tax revenue to the area.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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New Gallup polling finds that while more employees are using AI frequently in their work, there’s been an uptick in alarm that new technologies will replace their jobs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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After the team shared results with state officials, DTSC committed to perform soil testing at 100 homes that had their work done early in the process, before procedures underwent an overhaul.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Even the name is a misnomer, Mackey said, since the same pain can arise among women who’ve had other procedures, including lumpectomies and lymph node surgeries.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Parents can protect their entire family with benefits like alert sharing, parental controls and cyberbullying alerts for video games.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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With 13 customizable controls, 11-zone Chroma under-glow, and Gen-3 Optical Switches that are rated for 90 million clicks, this mouse will survive your climb to the top of the leaderboard.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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Unexpected Uses for Flaxseeds Flaxseeds have some surprising uses besides cooking and baking.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
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Even so, looking at the 2024 city operating budget, which was $393 million, industrial parcels produced a net benefit to the budget of more than $16 million, according to the Northspan report, while residential uses lost nearly $38 million through demand for services exceeding tax revenues.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operations. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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