1
as in manipulates
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
as usual, she managed the crisis with a minimum of fuss
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2
as in supervises
to look after and make decisions about
managed a household and a business simultaneously
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as in copes
to meet one's day-to-day needs
it'll be hard for a few weeks, but we'll manage
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Recent Examples of manages
What struck me the most was how effortlessly the hotel manages to be both elevated and comfortable.
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Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Its adtech business, which manages advertising on third-party websites, is not publicly broken out.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
The company manages investment vehicles and operates a portfolio of principal investments.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
The opening hits you with a beautiful mandarin that feels fresh and zesty, paired with the sweetest marshmallow accord that somehow manages to feel both powdery and fluffy at the same time.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages the Black Rock Desert in Nevada where the festival takes place, identified the man who died on Saturday as Vadim Kruglov of Russia.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The National Park Service also manages nearly 400 other areas designated for their national significance as battlefields, military or historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, monuments, parkways, recreation areas, trails, rivers and preserves.
—Jeffrey C. Hallo, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
Erica attempts to evade the Gorn, who instead manages to sneak up on her, grab her, lift her into the air, and save her life?
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Multiple titles climb, one returns, and the Grammy winner manages to fill an impressive share of one spaces of the country’s most competitive tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Its adtech business, which manages advertising on third-party websites, is not publicly broken out.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
The company manages investment vehicles and operates a portfolio of principal investments.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
The opening hits you with a beautiful mandarin that feels fresh and zesty, paired with the sweetest marshmallow accord that somehow manages to feel both powdery and fluffy at the same time.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages the Black Rock Desert in Nevada where the festival takes place, identified the man who died on Saturday as Vadim Kruglov of Russia.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The National Park Service also manages nearly 400 other areas designated for their national significance as battlefields, military or historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, monuments, parkways, recreation areas, trails, rivers and preserves.
—Jeffrey C. Hallo, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
Erica attempts to evade the Gorn, who instead manages to sneak up on her, grab her, lift her into the air, and save her life?
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Multiple titles climb, one returns, and the Grammy winner manages to fill an impressive share of one spaces of the country’s most competitive tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manages
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But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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After all, if an attacker hijacks the agent’s credentials or manipulates its input data, the agent could take harmful actions faster and more persistently than any human user.—
Michael DeCesare,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The military, led by an officer known only as the Major (Mark Hamill, the right amount of hammy), remains in control and supervises the Walk.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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The leader of this office also administers one of the largest justice programs and supervises tens of thousands of defendants charged with crimes.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Healing does not look the same for everyone, and the way each person copes with distress can vary greatly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The help is needed and appreciated as the family still copes.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 Aug. 2025
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Canales likely doesn’t want to cause an issue, especially this early in the season, by mandating how the defensive play-caller handles his various rotations and depth chart.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Serafina handles supervision and discipline in the brothel, while Arcángela manages finances and connections with local officials.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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The film operates under the Primetime banner, neurodivergent actor-producer Victoria Emslie’s platform dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices across disability, gender, global majority and sexuality spectrums.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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Build a team that operates without you.—
Guy Peixoto,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Charleston doesn’t do seasons the way the rest of America does.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Never follow your boyfriend to college, especially a seemingly mediocre college, as Belly does with Jeremiah to the fictional Finch.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Renner addresses this meta-casting in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly out of the Toronto International Film Festival, where the movie world premieres.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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Their new research addresses the long-standing dendrite problem in lithium-metal batteries.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Kansas City Election Board, which oversees voting within Kansas City limits, will receive about $900,000 from the general fund in the Jackson County budget about three weeks before the election, Ealom and KCEB Republican Director Shawn Kieffer said.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Newell oversees no annual fund-raising pushes, leads no searches for public money or corporate underwriting grants.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Manages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manages. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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