1
as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
the principal administers discipline fairly when students break the rules
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2
as in to enforce
to carry out effectively
local officials should see that the fair housing laws are rigorously administered
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3
as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
the lieutenant governor administers the affairs of the state in the absence of the governor
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Recent Examples of administer
States pay part of the cost of administering it, but the food stamp money has come entirely from federal taxpayers.
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James Sneed, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Luckily, the surgeon was able to come in and slowly remove the plaster — after cutting Daniels's eyebrows, eyelashes, and beard, while administering novocaine to his face.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
During an emergency visit to the Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital hospital in October 2016, staff reported her case to child services when her mother, Beata Kowalski, pleaded with medical personnel to administer her ketamine.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The Department of Agriculture continues to administer the Emergency Food Assistance Program in partnership with Tennessee’s five regional food banks.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
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James Sneed, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Luckily, the surgeon was able to come in and slowly remove the plaster — after cutting Daniels's eyebrows, eyelashes, and beard, while administering novocaine to his face.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
During an emergency visit to the Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital hospital in October 2016, staff reported her case to child services when her mother, Beata Kowalski, pleaded with medical personnel to administer her ketamine.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The Department of Agriculture continues to administer the Emergency Food Assistance Program in partnership with Tennessee’s five regional food banks.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administer
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The Barnhills decided to begin distributing food directly to people who had suddenly lost their SNAP benefits.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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So Thorington and Beyer were outliers, who distributed independently.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The president’s comments come after his administration expanded a federal program that deputizes local police to enforce immigration laws, signing up nearly 16,000 officers across 40 states as part of an effort to boost deportations, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg News.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Referees could enforce wearing pants but typically don’t, since there doesn’t seem to be pressure from coaches or the NCAA to do so.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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In a 30-minute interview, Martin defended how the party has been managing its internal divisions, and pushed back at Republicans who have accused Democrats of embracing violence and radical politics.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Ancelotti had great success in managing Vinicius Jr, who is now having problems with Alonso.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The dishwasher was not dispensing sanitizer.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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That unit dispenses prescriptions in CVS' more than 9,000 retail pharmacies and provides other pharmacy services, such as vaccinations and diagnostic testing.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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The company is also responsible for Grok, the AI fact-checker that Musk implemented on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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When PayPal is implemented into Instant Checkout, consumers will be able to choose from multiple payment options, including their PayPal balance, a credit card linked to their PayPal account and more.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Oct. 2025
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Working within restricted space, Lanthimos felt the need to go big with the filmmaking, both with supervising sound editor/re-recording mixer Johnnie Burn’s sound design and composer Jerskin Fendrix’s music, which is by far the biggest score in the score-adverse director’s career.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
31 Oct. 2025
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Tesla's Mad Max Mode is a driving profile that Tesla owners can access using the company's most recent Full Self-Driving (FSD) supervised software.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Casting directors Cindy Tolan, Lucy Bevan and Patricia Vasconcelos provided a masterclass and held a series of casting sessions with Portuguese actors in the build-up to Passaporte Lisboa, a casting festival that runs in November.—
Martin Dale,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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State agencies, such as the Arkansas Department of Human Services, oversee the program and bear a portion of administrative expenses.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Oct. 2025
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The National Reconnaissance Office, which oversees building and launching spy satellites, has a classified budget.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Administer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administer. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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