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Another word for operation

Noun

  1. The way in which a machine or other thing performs or functions

    2. See also:

    machine

    action

  2. The act of putting into play

    3. See also:

    used

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Another word for operation

Noun

  1. The act of causing to function

    2. See also:

    regulation

    administration

  2. An action

    3. See also:

    work

    action

  3. A method

    4. See also:

    plan

    method

  4. Surgical treatment

    5. See also:

    transplant

    surgery

    medicine

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Sentence Examples

  • The figures ran through our operation like a train past a no-stop station.

  • Now I'm able to adjust my method of operation accordingly.

  • This might be the adoption of commercial standards as well as the creation and operation of a civil court system and laws.

  • Was this a possible way to salvage our operation that otherwise was doomed to wreckage?

  • His health was ruined by his debaucheries, and a surgical operation became necessary.

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