operated

ADJECTIVE

conducted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fulfilled managed negotiated regulated

STRONG

accomplished achieved administered contrived conveyed determined directed driven enforced executed finished governed guided handled maintained manipulated moved ordered performed practiced promoted revolved run served superintended supervised sustained transacted transported turned used wielded worked

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operated

Josh said he had had an agonising wait while doctors had operated on Maisie.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

January 5: A 737 MAX 9 operated by Alaska Airlines makes an emergency landing after a fuselage panel blows out mid-flight, plunging Boeing back into crisis mode.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

The hospital recently reported $14 million in net income for its most recent fiscal year, but operated in the red each of three prior years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Jack Ma forgot that, briefly, in October 2020, when at a financial regulators’ summit he said the Chinese banking system operated like a pawnshop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Maybe it was operated by paw-print recognition technology.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth