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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
Buying rather than leasing detention facilities will give ICE greater control over operations that would otherwise fall under state and local governments’ purview, sources said.
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Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Mar. 2026
Pakistan denied targeting civilians, saying its operations are focused on Pakistani Taliban militants and their support networks.
—Munir Ahmed, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Claude, as far as Amodei was concerned, was in any case not ready for unsupervised combat operations.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The agency said the IRGC has also expanded its influence far beyond military operations since its founding after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, becoming deeply embedded in the country’s political and economic system.
—Michael Dorgan , Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Despite the ongoing uncertainty, some airports have resumed operations, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi and King Khalid International near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
—Blane Bachelor, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Ed Anderson, a professor of supply chain and operations management for the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, said shippers won’t immediately pass on costs to customers.
—Cathy Bussewitz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
The release was accompanied by a statement from the commander of Ramat David Air Base describing recent missions flown deep into Iranian territory, including operations over the capital, Tehran.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
The decision’s effect on VOA operations was not immediately clear.
—David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Mar. 2026
Pakistan denied targeting civilians, saying its operations are focused on Pakistani Taliban militants and their support networks.
—Munir Ahmed, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Claude, as far as Amodei was concerned, was in any case not ready for unsupervised combat operations.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The agency said the IRGC has also expanded its influence far beyond military operations since its founding after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, becoming deeply embedded in the country’s political and economic system.
—Michael Dorgan , Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Despite the ongoing uncertainty, some airports have resumed operations, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi and King Khalid International near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
—Blane Bachelor, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Ed Anderson, a professor of supply chain and operations management for the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, said shippers won’t immediately pass on costs to customers.
—Cathy Bussewitz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
The release was accompanied by a statement from the commander of Ramat David Air Base describing recent missions flown deep into Iranian territory, including operations over the capital, Tehran.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
The decision’s effect on VOA operations was not immediately clear.
—David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operations
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One of my missions was to take Americans--often Irish Americans who had never been to their ancestral land--to Ireland and the school.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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The facility is envisioned as a comprehensive scientific base capable of operating autonomously for extended periods, with astronauts visiting only for shorter missions while robotic systems handle much of the routine work.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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The overlap in processes for public information release and state takeovers in Texas is a fairly new concept.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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No matter the cause—diabetes, high blood pressure, glomerulonephritis, autoimmune conditions, or something else—all kidney disease progresses over time, so scientists hypothesized that there must be common underlying processes.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 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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Officials say the upgrades will help Air Force units move applications and data into secure cloud systems more easily.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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The agency proposed a rule last month that would deny asylum-seekers work authorization while their applications are being processed, in another major overhaul of the asylum system.—
Daniella Silva,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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Leftist Democratic pols calling for states to tax the rich are ignoring the fact that the rich can exit their state, taking jobs, tax revenue and the right to congressional representation with them.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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With the February jobs report showing an unexpected decline in payrolls and oil spiking on the back of the Iran war, stoking inflation concerns, central bankers have their work cut out for themselves with these projections.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2026
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The judge in the case said CBP should use standard procedures to issue refunds and importers that paid IEEPA tariffs should not have to file lawsuits in order to guarantee that they’re paid out.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Mar. 2026
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The college is reviewing coordination and notification procedures related to the program and will continue working with appropriate partners to support campus safety, according to Fields.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The project aims to strengthen security controls and increase automation across daily operations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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The technology worked well, everything from partial self-drive SuperCruise to Apple CarPlay and an abundance of physical buttons and controls.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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Hartford HealthCare is renovating 10 structures — some of them historic — for new uses.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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Eligible uses of funds include revenue replacement, COVID-19 expenditures, premium pay for essential workers, and investments in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operations. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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