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as in managed
to look after and make decisions about
it takes years to learn how to operate that kind of business so that it makes money
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as in worked
to produce a desired effect
the medicine will take an hour or so to operate the first time you use it
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as in utilized
to put into action or service
wouldn't dream of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol
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Recent Examples of operated
The last time three Rivet Joint jets operated from Kadena Air Base was in mid-2023.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Border Patrol agents, who had long operated inside the park, were barred.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
List of winter shelters operated in Alameda County, from Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless.
—Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Like Truman’s loyalty program, McCarthy’s hearings operated on the assumption that fear would produce compliance and compliance would produce new allegations, as witness after witness coughed up information on friends and allies.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The company has operated across North Carolina for over 40 years.
—Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
Worse still, many programs hosted on the campuses of elite universities are only loosely connected to the institutions, being entirely operated by third-party organizations that simply lease space on campus.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Her Majesty’s Prison, which operated from the 1830s until 1994, gives a peek into the colonial-era carceral system.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
Yet these complex systems can fail for any number of reasons, and, sometimes, these components may be operated by third-party providers in the cloud, too.
—Ann Schlemmer, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Border Patrol agents, who had long operated inside the park, were barred.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
List of winter shelters operated in Alameda County, from Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless.
—Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Like Truman’s loyalty program, McCarthy’s hearings operated on the assumption that fear would produce compliance and compliance would produce new allegations, as witness after witness coughed up information on friends and allies.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The company has operated across North Carolina for over 40 years.
—Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
Worse still, many programs hosted on the campuses of elite universities are only loosely connected to the institutions, being entirely operated by third-party organizations that simply lease space on campus.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Her Majesty’s Prison, which operated from the 1830s until 1994, gives a peek into the colonial-era carceral system.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025
Yet these complex systems can fail for any number of reasons, and, sometimes, these components may be operated by third-party providers in the cloud, too.
—Ann Schlemmer, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operated
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When used thoroughly, AI can allow faster decisions, boost output and shorten the time to market.—
Peter Benei,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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In Goodyear, Arizona, a data center used for generative AI may guzzle as many as 56 million gallons of drinking water each year.—
The Atlantic Science Desk,
The Atlantic,
28 Dec. 2024
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One Mil managed to fly away before explosives-laden drones streaked in to finish off the two that didn’t escape.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Mitsui’s investment in the Rhodes Ridge mine is the deal which will finally see an asset, dormant for 50 years, brought into production with construction and future operation of the mine being managed by Rio Tinto, a major Australian iron ore miner.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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And the front and rear hydraulic disc brakes with 180mm rotors worked extremely well, even going downhill, without any squealing whatsoever.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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But then again, just about every orchestra was better off for having worked with Ozawa, whose performances melded gloss and ruddy viscerality.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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This throwback is one of many utilized in the league that the team should go back to permanently.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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The building hadn't operated as a church in several years, instead being utilized as a wedding venue for many in Indiana.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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But a prevailing question is whether the administration has raced to act, made mistakes and later applied new narratives and legal justifications to specific deportation cases challenged in the news and in the courts.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Over a one-week period, a concrete solution was applied to fill the hole until the leak stopped.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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All told, Wager designed, and then supervised the production of 1,200 uniforms.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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In his role, Alvarez prepared tax returns for customers and recruited and supervised ATAX workers who prepared tax returns for customers.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Carter, 66, who played on the men’s basketball team from 1976 to 1980, said no other doctor had ever performed a rectal examination on him as part of a physical examination.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Over the past 17 years, Mandal has performed at over 2,000 corporate events, primarily in finance, tech, and healthcare.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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His brother also had to pay about double what rent ought to cost as he was exploited.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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Uncovering these vulnerabilities before they can be exploited is key to protecting users from those who would do them and their data harm.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Operated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operated. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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