Lead
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| unit | lead unit | operate unit |
| organization | lead organization | operate organization |
| team | lead team | operate team |
| way | lead way | operate way |
Both words in one sentence
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It emits so much radiation that you cannot operate it without wearing lead vests.
Source: Series / Home Improvement - The Predacons seem to operate on this principle - when Optimus Primal is kidnapped by the Vok, turncoat Dinobot insists that he should lead the Maximals because he's the strongest.
Source: Asskicking Equals Authority -
She does operate outside standard ideas of "good", though, such as granting wishes knowing that they may lead to the person's death.
Source: Red and Black and Evil All Over
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Operate and Lead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/operate
Lead & Operate. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/operate>.
Operate or Lead. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/operate.
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