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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
Moments later, a portion of the truck, operated by Groot Waste Management, suddenly exploded and injured two police officers and a firefighter.
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Presenting himself as an entertainer, and never as a psychic, who operated on the basis of suggestion, and not the paranormal or supernatural, The Amazing Kreskin was born.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
In 2021, the California Department of Motor Vehicles gave Cruise a permit for driverless taxis, many of which operated in San Francisco.
—Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
The French Rafale fighter jets and the Italian Eurofighter aircraft are operated out of Šiauliai air base in Lithuania.
—Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The Dorothy Day House has operated the emergency winter shelter out of various locations since 2003, and out of Old City Hall since 2019.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
The company successfully operated its experimental fusion reactor with highly compressed deuterium-tritium (DT) fuel for 28 continuous hours, following over 100 hours of testing with deuterium.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2024
The distillery, which has operated on the island for more than three centuries, has only produced 5,418 bottles for this release.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Some of Iran’s forces, like the Afghan Fatemiyoun brigade, had remained in Syria at military bases operated by Iran; on Friday, they were also being transferred to Damascus and Latakia, an Assad government stronghold, the Iranian officials said.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Latoya Gayle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Presenting himself as an entertainer, and never as a psychic, who operated on the basis of suggestion, and not the paranormal or supernatural, The Amazing Kreskin was born.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
In 2021, the California Department of Motor Vehicles gave Cruise a permit for driverless taxis, many of which operated in San Francisco.
—Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
The French Rafale fighter jets and the Italian Eurofighter aircraft are operated out of Šiauliai air base in Lithuania.
—Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The Dorothy Day House has operated the emergency winter shelter out of various locations since 2003, and out of Old City Hall since 2019.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
The company successfully operated its experimental fusion reactor with highly compressed deuterium-tritium (DT) fuel for 28 continuous hours, following over 100 hours of testing with deuterium.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2024
The distillery, which has operated on the island for more than three centuries, has only produced 5,418 bottles for this release.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Some of Iran’s forces, like the Afghan Fatemiyoun brigade, had remained in Syria at military bases operated by Iran; on Friday, they were also being transferred to Damascus and Latakia, an Assad government stronghold, the Iranian officials said.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operated
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Recognizing the limitations of traditional ceramics used in watchmaking – namely their propensity to shatter upon impact – the brand set out to create a substance that would offer the aesthetic appeal of ceramic without compromising on resilience.Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The drone was used initially to communicate with the child.Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Prior to that, Dylan was managed for brief periods by Terry Thal and Kevin Krown.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Fresno State managed only 20 points in the second half.Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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That business identified sites, worked on lease terms and, with Breeden and F1 owner Liberty Media, helped further develop the brand.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to public records, Mangione spent time at Stanford University in 2019 and once worked for the Santa Monica company TrueCar, a digital marketplace for automobiles.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Your body feels the cue for how the space is intended to be utilized.Julie Kratz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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How was the space utilized—for collaboration or independent work?Julie Kratz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Then, assess what the metric tells you to determine where changes would best be applied.Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Anyone who has filled out their tax return applied for a driver’s license, or booked a doctor’s appointment knows how frustratingly antiquated government services can feel.Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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This time, proceedings were supervised (in part) by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Memphis police never adopted policies and procedures to direct the unit, despite alarms that it was minimally supervised, according to the Justice Department report.Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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Google says that its chip performed a computation in under five minutes that would take today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years - that is 1 followed by 25 zeros.Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The London location performed so well F1 Arcade raised money at a $125 million valuation five months later.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Report Notes Staffing Problem The task force found that Thomas Crooks, the gunman in Butler, Pennsylvania, exploited security gaps caused by insufficient staffing and resources.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Guan and his team then decided to write malware that exploited this security flaw to infect roughly 81,000 firewall devices around the world in a three-day period.Sam Sabin, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Operated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operated. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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