Active and In use

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Active adjective - Being in effective operation.

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In use and active are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In use" instead an adjective "Active".

Nearby Words: action, activity, activate, acting, activated

In use adjective - Currently being used.

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Active and in use are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Active" instead an adjective phrase "In use".

Also falls into this due to the "active runway" comment - an active runway is the runway currently in use.

Source: Just Plane Wrong
It's still in use as an active prison sitenote The old prison is currently a museum.

Source: Series / The Blacklist
Chekhov's Volcano: The volcano is active, but some Steampunk-type machinery in use by the trolls keeps it from erupting.

Source: Video Game / King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride

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