operating

[op-uh-rey-ting] / ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪŋ /

Part of Speech:

All (3) Adjective (2) Noun (1)

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causing to function adj.
functioning adj.
management n.

ADJECTIVE

causing to function

Synonyms

STRONGEST

performing running

STRONG

accomplishing administering conducting contriving determining directing driving executing finishing fulfilling guiding maintaining managing manipulating moving ordering practicing regulating revolving serving spinning supervising sustaining transacting turning using wielding

WEAK

at work

ADJECTIVE

functioning

Synonyms

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operational running working

STRONG

acting going producing

NOUN

management

Synonyms

STRONG

control managing

WEAK

direction operation

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operating

The locations and requirements match four existing GEO-owned facilities where operating contracts are set to expire in the coming months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Teng mostly avoids on-camera interviews with her subjects, preferring to watch them interacting with patients or in the operating room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

"This case demonstrates that we are operating under a high threat level," Dobrindt said.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The company is on track for near-record operating profits this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Passing her finger over the name in gold, Shirley pictured herself as a grown-up, saving a life on the operating table, teaching a class, building a bridge.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

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