1
as in to handle
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 to supervise
to look after and make decisions about
managed a household and a business simultaneously
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3
as in to cope
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 manage
Most of Apple’s choices in the 16e seem to serve the goal of unifying the whole iPhone lineup to simplify the message for consumers and make things easier for Apple to manage efficiently, but the dropping of MagSafe is bizarre.
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Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
What's most impressive about this feat is that Tecno still managed to put a 5,200mAh battery inside the phone.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
Only two tracks have managed to lead the Hot Dance/Pop Songs list since its inception six weeks ago.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The park service maintains and manages more than 400 natural, cultural, and recreational sites, along with about 26,000 historic structures.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
What's most impressive about this feat is that Tecno still managed to put a 5,200mAh battery inside the phone.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
Only two tracks have managed to lead the Hot Dance/Pop Songs list since its inception six weeks ago.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
The park service maintains and manages more than 400 natural, cultural, and recreational sites, along with about 26,000 historic structures.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manage
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The change now comes as Abbott’s administration has shifted its relationship with the federal government since Trump took office after years of Abbott publicly rebuking how the Biden administration handled the nation’s borders.—
Anna Giaritelli,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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The animal welfare group KC Pet Project will no longer be in charge of handling dog bite complaints, picking up strays and rescuing pets who’ve been mistreated after a six- or seven-month transition period.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has denied in court papers that intends to abolish the agency completely, arguing that some of its functions are continuing, but Reuters on Monday reported top officials at the consumer agency have not allowed staff to resume supervising financial companies.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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General billed Medicare and other government insurers for surgeries performed by Harvard medical trainees without proper oversight because supervising surgeons were working in another operating room.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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After a roll call where each reveals their imminent reprisal of fan-favorite Dimension 20 characters — including a Staten Island divorcee, a wisecracking pizza rat, and a drug dealer still coping from a breakup — the game begins.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump is obsessed with how California manages its water supply, demanding changes as one price of giving the state billions of dollars in aid to cope with Southern California’s deadly and destructive wildfires.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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But they had been manipulated by homeowners and businesses, and used to block all kinds of new construction.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Editing concerns truly manipulating an image, making changes to particular areas, and adding content like text, shapes, or other images on top of the original.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
2 Mar. 2025
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Ali is overseeing a challenge to Mr. Trump's 90-day pause on foreign assistance brought by a group of nonprofits and businesses that receive foreign aid funding and argue the freeze is an unconstitutional exercise of presidential power.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Simone Swink will oversee all Good Morning America branded shows, a change as GMA and GMA3 had previously operated separately, with Cat McKenzie as EP of the spinoff show.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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The trick, though, is that Finch and his associates along with Chanel’s team are the ones who do the inviting.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Fans may have noticed that Garten always stores her knives in her knife block with the blades facing upward, rather than downward, as most of us do.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Feb. 2025
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Provide managerial training to equip managers with the skills to recognize early signs of burnout and address them with empathy, active listening, and crisis management training.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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What to watch: Microsoft is addressing its environmental impact.—
Madalyn Mendoza,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Seven vital missile batteries The two SAMP/Ts and six Patriots the Ukrainian air force currently operates should, in theory, provide slightly more than the bare minimum of long-range air-defense coverage of the biggest Ukrainian cities.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Pininfarina has been operating its wind tunnel since 1972, and has been updating it to further support two-wheeler manufacturers more recently.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Manage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manage. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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