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as in distributed
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
the principal administers discipline fairly when students break the rules
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as in enforced
to carry out effectively
local officials should see that the fair housing laws are rigorously administered
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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 Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast is a program of The Windham-Campbell Prizes, which are administered by Yale University Library’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
After the independent board, a three-member group administered by the state Board of Education, vacated the disqualification, the NCHSAA board of directors called an emergency meeting Tuesday morning to review the matter and named Mallard Creek as co-champions.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 June 2026
It is owned by the child but administered by the parent until the child turns 18.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 2 June 2026
And while not every improper payment reflects criminal misconduct, the magnitude of questionable spending points to deep structural weaknesses in how the program is administered.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Contracts are administered by American Auto Shield.
—Liz Knueven,kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 1 June 2026
The event is administered by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, while the Peabody Board of Jurors is comprised of media industry professionals, as well as journalists, critics and scholars, appointed to six-year terms.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
If approved, the tax would be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and could take effect as early as April 1, 2027.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
Most welfare program money comes from federal coffers, but the programs are administered by states.
—Rachel Sheffield, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
After the independent board, a three-member group administered by the state Board of Education, vacated the disqualification, the NCHSAA board of directors called an emergency meeting Tuesday morning to review the matter and named Mallard Creek as co-champions.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 June 2026
It is owned by the child but administered by the parent until the child turns 18.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 2 June 2026
And while not every improper payment reflects criminal misconduct, the magnitude of questionable spending points to deep structural weaknesses in how the program is administered.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Contracts are administered by American Auto Shield.
—Liz Knueven,kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 1 June 2026
The event is administered by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, while the Peabody Board of Jurors is comprised of media industry professionals, as well as journalists, critics and scholars, appointed to six-year terms.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
If approved, the tax would be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and could take effect as early as April 1, 2027.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
Most welfare program money comes from federal coffers, but the programs are administered by states.
—Rachel Sheffield, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administered
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They’re distributed between the central Sculpture building and six standalone two- and three-bedroom casitas.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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While the conservative cost to replace a single frontline worker stands at $10,000, the average emergency grant distributed to manufacturing employees is only $1,145.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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Unless equitable standards are created and enforced, groups historically excluded will continue to be excluded.—
Vanessa Grubbs,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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That includes standardizing how infrastructure is defined, reducing variation across environments and ensuring that policies are enforced as part of how systems operate rather than as an afterthought.—
Matthew Sweeney,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Any improvements to the crappie house and boat slips would have to be managed by Plyler, Spicer said.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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But this divide cannot be managed if it’s not measured.—
Matt Rosenbaum,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Overwhelming scientific evidence shows that mifepristone is safe and effective, whether the drug is dispensed via telehealth or at an in-person doctor’s visit.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
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Following his own death one year later, Morgan's Americana collection was partially donated to institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Wadsworth Athenaeum, the Morgan Library and the Frick Collection, while other objects were dispensed through sale.—
Douglas Brinkley,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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City Manager Mark Dunning said the budgets City Council members voted to advance Tuesday night, which would go into effect July 1, would not cut current city employees but would maintain a hiring freeze the city implemented last month on around 30 open positions across a range of departments.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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With the new mid-weight model, Google has implemented a streamlined embedding module for vision, featuring single-matrix multiplication and positional embedding, which allows the data to pass to the LLM with proper spatial awareness.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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At Iowa, Clark often operated as both her team's primary scorer and primary facilitator, routinely attempting difficult passes that few players would even consider.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Deployed and operated by Daxbot, the robots are evaluating sidewalks, pedestrian pathways and curb ramps, police said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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No other details were provided.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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This is best displayed in the no spill Paw Patrol cup provided to my toddler at one of the restaurants.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Color grading was supervised by Indian National Film Award-winning cinematographer Avik Mukhopadhyay.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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Only a narrow set of exceptions apply, mostly for emergency aid workers, and those who cross the border will be subject to health screening and supervised isolation.—
Katrine L. Wallace,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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“Administered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administered. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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