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operating

[op-uh-rey-ting] / ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪŋ /
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
STRONGEST
operational running working
STRONG
acting going producing
NOUN
management
Synonyms
STRONG
control managing
WEAK
direction operation

Example Sentences

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After the acquisition in 2010, many engineers moved over to RIM to build a mobile operating system for the BlackBerry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

You cannot build a new media ecosystem while simultaneously demanding that everyone in it behave like they are operating within the old one.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

The Johnson administration adopted what’s known as the unified budget concept in 1968, combining several federal trust funds, including Social Security’s, with the general operating budget — on paper only.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

Signs the company is getting back on track into the second half of the year with stronger operating momentum could be the catalyst needed for shares to rebound.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

“He was operating the loader that got buried.”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam