Operate
Both words in one sentence
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The computers in Star Trek seem to operate via a Windows-type OS of on-screen button pushing when not simply responding to verbal commands.
Source: Rapid-Fire Typing -
Jerkass Has a Point: Vostrikov pushing people to the edge early in the film, while stressing his crew badly, eventually proves useful as it allows them to operate better once the reactor fails.
Source: Film / K19: The Widowmaker -
A Ninja with a job as a domestic servant is no big stretch, although the French maid outfit is pushing it — ninja were never given the opportunity to operate in France.
Source: Ninja Maid
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Pushing and Operate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/operate/pushing
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Pushing or Operate. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/operate/pushing.
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