ADMINISTERING Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

administering

verb

present participle of administer

as in distributing

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals the principal administers discipline fairly when students break the rules

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as in enforcing

to carry out effectively local officials should see that the fair housing laws are rigorously administered

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as in managing

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 administering When the second dose did not kill Pike, Tennessee’s single-drug execution protocol prevented authorities from administering a third dose. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 More importantly, since the lethal injection protocol requires an intravenous line insertion, the person administering it has to be competent in IV infusion. — M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026 The state failed to execute Pike despite administering two doses of a lethal drug, pentobarbital. — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 The opportunity is to spend less time administering Scrum and more time practicing it well. — Stephen Clark, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 These executions generally feature drugs of questionable quality, nonmedical personnel administering the drugs and patients with notoriously weak veins, Lain said. — Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Medicaid costs are split between the federal and state governments, and states are responsible for administering the program, which provides health insurance for people with low incomes or disabilities. — Aaron Bolton, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 Here, by administering medicine brought from his outer-planet home, Rennie recovers. — Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026 Officers found a man in the parking lot with gunshot wounds and began administering first aid, according to the department. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026

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Under the White House pool system, the networks -- ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC -- rotate responsibilities for gathering and distributing footage of the president's daily movements.

— Miriam Waldvogel, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
At a church in Pensacola where the United Cajun Navy was distributing supplies Sunday morning, a line of hundreds of cars stretched around the block.

— Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of distributing

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The Court was right to enjoin the White House from enforcing this 'unconstitutional ban on the free press' for the foreseeable future.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Good luck enforcing Potemkin guarantees from hyperscalers or arguing that local protests excuse a construction delay that blew a hole in the financing.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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Positioning the commercial arm of the 100-year-old BBC for a streaming future while managing the traditional linear channels that still do great business in many international territories.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Years later, there’s still work to be done managing a film’s intellectual property rights and corporate vehicles.

— Kim Jackson, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of managing

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Dressings and sauces in dispensing bottles did not have the common name of the foods.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Eco effort The resort is actively addressing concerns regarding single-use plastic bottles and is working to introduce water dispensing units in the near future.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of dispensing

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Various national lawmakers, including representatives directly threatened by redistricting, have introduced legislation aimed at implementing national standards to stop this from happening.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Revenue from the speed camera program will be used to recover the cost of implementing the cameras, and any remaining funds may be used to implement additional traffic safety measures, according to the city.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of implementing

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The surge in profits has been driven by robust trading in stocks, bonds and currencies, fees from supervising and advising clients’ investments, underwriting initial public offerings and a pickup in mergers and acquisitions.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
To that end, Gershin added more backgrounds and foley, adding detail and supervising a pass in Dolby Atmos, all along being careful not to betray the intentions of the original work.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervising

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At the bottom is the emerald-green pool, providing guests with welcome respite from the heat.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
As the film tells it, Simmers eventually learns that waging war against dealers and community enablers makes less of an impact on people who are addicted than providing them consistent, patient, loving support.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of providing

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Quiroz asserts Mission Lotería — the name is a nod to a Mexican card game — would not have opened had the team not pitched their vision to a panel overseeing the city’s storefront opportunity grants.

— Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
The people overseeing the remaining assets also want to sell employee data to Google to train artificial intelligence.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026