1
as in distributed
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
the principal administers discipline fairly when students break the rules
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2
as in enforced
to carry out effectively
local officials should see that the fair housing laws are rigorously administered
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3
as in managed
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 administered
The project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36‐4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association.
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Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Unemployment compensation is continuing during the shutdown, as it’s administered by state agencies rather than the federal government.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Without the financial support administered by the IDEA, which provides resources to teach disabled students to care for themselves, and to function on their own, young people will be unable to get educated, find jobs and become taxpaying members of society.
—K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Volunteers from Naushon Trust administered first aid to the family members, and a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew from Air Station Cape Cod transported them to Cape Cod Hospital for care.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The benefits are administered by the federal government, but states determine eligibility and issue benefits.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Patients are typically administered epinephrine, an adrenaline treatment.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
So 21 days later, when the House returned to regular legislative session, they were administered the oath.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
At least two of the boaters — a former lifeguard and a nurse — administered CPR to Lucy, who had been trapped under Pino’s boat and was unconscious.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Unemployment compensation is continuing during the shutdown, as it’s administered by state agencies rather than the federal government.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Without the financial support administered by the IDEA, which provides resources to teach disabled students to care for themselves, and to function on their own, young people will be unable to get educated, find jobs and become taxpaying members of society.
—K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Volunteers from Naushon Trust administered first aid to the family members, and a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew from Air Station Cape Cod transported them to Cape Cod Hospital for care.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The benefits are administered by the federal government, but states determine eligibility and issue benefits.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Patients are typically administered epinephrine, an adrenaline treatment.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
So 21 days later, when the House returned to regular legislative session, they were administered the oath.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
At least two of the boaters — a former lifeguard and a nurse — administered CPR to Lucy, who had been trapped under Pino’s boat and was unconscious.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administered
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Doral Hurricane Relief Drive at GEM GEM is partnering with the Miami Foundation, South Florida Caribbean Strong and the Caribbean Bar Association to collect, sort and pack donations to be distributed in Jamaica.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, Kanawati Stephany told WUNC that North Carolina's seven Feeding the Carolinas food banks distributed 250 million meals over the past year.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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The $100,000 fee, if enforced, could disrupt the business model of large Indian IT outsourcing firms that recruit directly from overseas.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The contract may not even need to be enforced.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Five years on, and somehow, the American economy has not only avoided a contraction but has managed to grow—an outcome many investors thought impossible.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Now the wetlands, woods, wildflower meadows and river views, which are managed and protected by River Fields conservancy, are open for the public to enjoy from dawn to dusk.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Following the Chiefs’ 31-0 humiliation of the visiting Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Andy Reid dispensed with his normally exhaustive postgame rundown of individual accolades.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
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Most notably, every penny appropriated by Congress is dispensed by the OMB, making the agency a potential choke point in a federal bureaucracy that currently spends about $7 trillion a year.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Passive House strategies were implemented throughout, and there’s rooftop solar with battery storage, high-efficiency heat pumps, and electric car chargers, among other features.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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But because those laws are contingent on congressional approval, the year-round observation isn’t currently implemented in any state so far.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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The planes will have a sleek, minimalist look; the whole design concept evokes the aesthetic of luxury around-the-world charters, like those operated by Four Seasons and Aman.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the theater, the Olympia building is set to include a 4,000-capacity live music venue (operated by AEG Presents), exhibition and conferencing spaces for up to 20,000 people, hotels, offices and a coeducational senior school.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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The figure of Achilles, a warrior who singlehandedly choked a river with dead enemies before taking on the river god himself, provided a model for Alexander the Great and persists in contemporary popular entertainment, political speech, and military culture in celebrations of shock and awe.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Still, as of Monday, head coach John Harbaugh provided an encouraging update on Jackson’s status ahead of Thursday night’s matchup with the Miami Dolphins.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Hoban supervised construction of the porticoes on the north and south sides of the building that Latrobe originally designed in 1807.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Russia’s strategic nuclear forces carried out a readiness test supervised by the country’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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