administered

past tense of administer
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Recent Examples of administered Go birding at River Commons Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will host a morning of bird watching Wednesday at River Commons, a 100-acre tract administered by the Watershed Conservation Resource Center. Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025 Based on user preference, the ultimate goal would be an on-demand, reversible contraceptive administered as a pill. Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 The Hatch Act is a 1939 law which prohibits political activities of federal employees to ensure government programs are administered in a nonpartisan fashion. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025 Santangelo died from silicone injections Adame had administered, the outlet stated, citing authorities. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 The project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36‐4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association. April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025 However, vaccinating infants and toddlers is proving more challenging, since their shots are typically administered in doctors’ offices, which have less consistent supplies than pharmacies. Aria Bendix, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025 As the test was administered, Officer Kelby Dumond sat atop Ross to monitor the horse's every reaction. Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025 After he was shot, ICE officers administered first aid until emergency medical services arrived to take him to Parkland Hospital, according to the statement. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administered
Verb
  • Fear has been institutionalized—budgeted, distributed, sold as peace.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The show is produced by Dave Shumka and Megan Tan and will be distributed by iHeartPodcasts.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The distinction lies in how expectations are set and enforced ‒ ideally with fairness, consistency, and respect.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Civic groups and trade unions also joined the protests, which resulted in nighttime curfews being enforced in Antananarivo and other major cities.
    NPR, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His brother Gal, managed to escape.
    Itay Stern, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
  • As of Sunday afternoon, the fire crew managed to contain 25% of the wildfire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night yesterday after nearly a week off the air with a monologue that largely dispensed with laughs.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Alexander Paul Robertson Lewis allegedly dispensed the substance at West Florence High School in Florence, South Carolina, over a nearly monthlong span, leaving school officials mystified as to the origin of the foul odor, the Florence County Sheriff's office said in a statement.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, there are some narrow restrictions on the exercise of these rights that are allowed to be implemented by law enforcement and government officials in the interest of public safety.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The cancellation came after the home of the Chicago Bulls implemented a stricter bag policy, which would ban fans from bringing bags of any kind to the Youngboy show.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Morgan Wyatt, an educator with the Hunt Family Nature Center in Springdale, operated by Game and Fish, will lead the trip.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
  • It can be operated by a team of just two individuals, one Hadrian operator and a telehandler operator.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, investors let out a sigh of relief when management left the full-year outlook unchanged and provided a fourth-quarter NII guide that was above the Street.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Enquirer media partner Fox 19 provided this report.
    Brenda Ordonez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Exantus was previously permitted to be supervised in Florida upon his release from prison in accordance with an interstate compact, Hall said.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Inheritance Games television series will be supervised by Temple Hill executive Annika Patton.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025

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