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functioned

VERB

perform, work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

behave operate react serve

STRONG

act cook do go move officialize officiate percolate run take

WEAK

act the part be in action be in commission be in operation be running do duty do one's thing get with it go to town take care of business

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain cease discontinue fail halt idle lose stay stop

WEAK

malfunction

Example Sentences

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Instead, Gallrein simply functioned as an anthropomorphized biography.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

However, the FTC conducted a study finding eight different companies functioned as intermediaries to facilitate surveillance pricing for over 250 companies across grocery, apparel, home goods, convenience, car rentals, online casinos and more.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

For St. Louis, the exposition functioned as an exercise in city-building and the carving out of civic spaces, including architect Cass Gilbert’s Palace of Fine Arts, which was renamed the St. Louis Art Museum.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

In those cases, one side functioned mainly as a striking platform while the opposite side was prepared to produce sharp flakes.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

The entire planet of Frobozz was in a PvP zone, and both magic and technology functioned here, which meant that all bets were off.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline