operations

noun

plural of operation
1
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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2
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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3
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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4
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 Managers guide a roster constructed by their general manager or head of baseball operations. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Organizations need security operations capable of correlating multiple attack vectors, responding at machine speed and continuously learning from attacks occurring far beyond the walls of any single enterprise. — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 But Meta, a trillion-dollar company increasingly invested in artificial intelligence, is so much vaster than RJR Nabisco, and the current settlement applies to only a single facet of its sprawling operations. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 The finding could matter for quantum computers, where lasers are used to manipulate qubits and even tiny changes in their interactions can affect the accuracy of quantum operations. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 Students at local colleges learn about nonprofit operations and restaurant tasks as interns. — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026 Kushner also started Thrive Holdings, a vehicle to buy and retain companies that will benefit from the application of AI into their operations. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Mizan said that the verdict accused him of carrying out operations on behalf of Israel, the United States and other groups Iran considers hostile. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Developed by Skyports Infrastructure with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, the 33,400-square-foot facility includes a passenger terminal, flight operations, two takeoff-and-landing pads, and Joby’s Global Electric Aviation Charging System. — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operations
  1. missions
  2. processes
  3. managements
  4. applications
  5. jobs
  6. procedures
  7. controls
  8. uses
Noun
  • And although, as a survey-style telescope, Roman boasts a wider, faster view of the sky than either Hubble or JWST, McEnery emphasized that doesn’t make these more focused missions obsolete.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Roman will also detect exoplanets using the tried-and-true transit method, but scientists expect the new telescope to find a lot more than past space missions have, thanks to its wider vision.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of missions
Noun
  • The domestic supply shortfall for wafers manufactured using advanced processes of 7 nanometres (nm) and below is projected to fall from 92% in 2025 to 34% by 2035, according to the investment bank.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Leaders can maintain alumni relationships, make re-entry culturally acceptable and ensure hiring processes do not automatically treat departure as disloyalty.
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of processes
Noun
  • Most managements feel that the — on the price of their shares — that the higher, the better.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
  • These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
Definition of managements
Noun
  • The program received more than 100 applications and advanced 20 students to the finalist round.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Ten days later, the head of its Moscow office, Kirill Goncharov, told reporters the party, with about 4,000 members, received 8,000 new applications to join.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of applications
Noun
  • In April, Flock Safety opened a 97,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Smyrna that is intended to create more than 200 jobs over the next three years as part of a $10 million investment.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The merger and streaming boom created more jobs than any period in the history of the business — many of them platform-filler corporate crimes.
    — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of jobs
Noun
  • Once a provider is integrated into facilities, workflows, safety procedures and regulatory relationships, switching becomes more consequential than replacing an ordinary software tool.
    — John Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In addition, cosmetic procedures most commonly linked to post-weight loss patients grew last year by more than 20% in multiple categories, the same data shows.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of procedures
Noun
  • Age verifications and parental controls come with notorious loopholes.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Recent incidents, like OpenAI's models bypassing controls and Anthropic's models accessing real systems, underscore this threat.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of controls
Noun
  • The 400-odd recipes include savory pies of all stripes, a mind-boggling array of uses for many styles of cheese, and boundless vegetable dishes.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The trend has stoked both hopes and fears around AI’s educational uses.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Operations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operations. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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