as in operating
being in effective operation
looked for a functioning washing machine, but the few that weren't broken were in use
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as in activity
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as in acting
to have a certain purpose
the heart functions as a pump for the blood
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for functioning
Adjective
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Under Proposition 309, voters casting mail-in ballots could provide a driver's license or non-operating identification license number, the last four digits of a social security number, or a unique identifying number provided by the secretary of state for voter registration purposes.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
The Arizona Republic,
27 Oct. 2022 -
The adjusted net income decreased by 8% y-o-y to $3.9 billion in the first nine months of 2022 due to higher expenses as a % of revenues and lower non-operating income.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2023
Noun
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On Sunday, Katz said the agency, which Israel accuses of supporting militant groups, had been told to halt activity in the camps.—
Raneen Sawafta and James Mackenzie,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Motion Zones can be customized to send real-time notifications based on activity in specific areas.—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Those officials could be then tapped for acting positions.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2024
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Fed regulators presuming the imposition of broad capital requirements are acting in as conceited a fashion as FOMC members setting a rate of interest.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Given all that, sending the detainees to Guantánamo seems more like a public-relations stunt than like an operational decision.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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In any event, there are no operational small reactors in the U.S. today, though startups and industry stalwarts, including Westinghouse, are racing to commercialize the technology.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Naturism has traditionally been hugely popular in Germany (read more in our story on Free Body Culture), but the movement is waning among younger generations.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Predicting sub-four On a basic level, running requires burning energy to power forward movement.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Aspiring career changers who don’t work in healthcare are also finding new roles serving older adults, or creating them.—
Aliza Knox,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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The school's kitchen and cafeteria are congested with long serving lines, according to the district's website.—
Alec Johnson,
Journal Sentinel,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Above all, efficiency — that is the operative word that will help transform the federal government from a hulking, bloated bureaucracy into a nimble machine, like swapping a 1995 Compaq desktop PC for a 2025 MacBook Pro.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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The operative word is slightly; don’t digress into the weeds.—
Jerry Weissman,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The last time Andress was heard from in public was in a July 16, 2024 tweet offering a literally sobering mea culpa for her performance at the 2024 MLC Home Run Derby in Texas.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2025
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For many, the slight performance upgrade over an equivalent M-series MacBook Air made little sense.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Functioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/functioning. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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