1
as in distributing
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
the principal administers discipline fairly when students break the rules
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2
as in enforcing
to carry out effectively
local officials should see that the fair housing laws are rigorously administered
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3
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
Food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, will be halted if federal funding is not restored by next month, warned Florida’s Department of Children and Families, the state agency responsible for administering SNAP.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
These strategies include administering birth control and gathering the animals into captivity and placing them up for sale or adoption.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
But advocates pointed out that nearly every person in charge of administering and overseeing the billions of dollars dispersed to states through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was fired, and the pending layoffs threaten funding for years to come.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Nearby staff began administering CPR and called 911.
—Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Yet nearly every person in charge of administering billions of dollars through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was fired, a staffer previously told USA TODAY.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Oracle Health and Life Sciences Executive Vice President and General Manager Seema Verma said Tuesday that artificial intelligence may be the key to closing the gap between administering quality health care and conducting critical medical research.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The Housing Commission oversaw the conversion of the property into studio apartments as well as owning and managing Pacific Village and administering federal rental assistance that supports the project’s residents.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Suddenly, Tom is also far better at his job, quickly telling his team to track Robbie via the car’s Sirius Satellite, and administering sharp orders on where to go and what to do.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
These strategies include administering birth control and gathering the animals into captivity and placing them up for sale or adoption.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
But advocates pointed out that nearly every person in charge of administering and overseeing the billions of dollars dispersed to states through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was fired, and the pending layoffs threaten funding for years to come.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Nearby staff began administering CPR and called 911.
—Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Yet nearly every person in charge of administering billions of dollars through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was fired, a staffer previously told USA TODAY.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Oracle Health and Life Sciences Executive Vice President and General Manager Seema Verma said Tuesday that artificial intelligence may be the key to closing the gap between administering quality health care and conducting critical medical research.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The Housing Commission oversaw the conversion of the property into studio apartments as well as owning and managing Pacific Village and administering federal rental assistance that supports the project’s residents.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Suddenly, Tom is also far better at his job, quickly telling his team to track Robbie via the car’s Sirius Satellite, and administering sharp orders on where to go and what to do.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administering
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The Capital Area Food Bank has been distributing food to federal workers affected by the shutdown.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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Franklin nonprofit OneGenAway will be hosting drive-thru food pickups throughout November, distributing both shelf-stable foods and fresh produce.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Big 12 Conference is now enforcing a new rule enacted in the offseason that penalizes teams for objects being thrown on the field, and Texas Tech has been forced to institute the ban.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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During their first reign from 1996-2001, the Taliban had outlawed all music besides non-instrumental religious chanting, enforcing the ban with brutal tactics that included a suicide bombing at an ANIM student concert.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sapana Grossi, managing partner at the Shah Grossi Law Firm in Los Angeles, represents restaurants and chefs.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Others joined after a long path in permaculture, with deep experience growing food and managing soil and water.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The restaurant’s health permit wasn’t posted, many food items were without labels and dates and the dishwasher wasn’t dispensing sanitizer.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Nov. 2025
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The dishwasher was not dispensing sanitizer.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The solution lies in working proactively to identify risks, implementing systems to prevent them, and fostering collaboration between internal departments within the company.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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That includes implementing cameras at dangerous intersections to automatically cite speeding drivers.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
23 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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The children's parents were simply socializing like normal, the man wrote, not supervising the kids at all.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Other companies, such as BlackSky and Maxar, are providing their own electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imagery—that is, images in the visible and infrared light spectrums—commercially.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Robb Report has the exclusive on the launch, providing American buyers first access to one of South America’s most ambitious luxury residential projects.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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About the Author Jordan Blum is the Energy editor at Fortune, overseeing coverage of a growing global energy sector for oil and gas, transition businesses, renewables, and critical minerals.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The project is executive produced by Julie Kroll, Lior Haas, Lisa Wolofsky and Edoardo Bussi of Twenty-Nine Palms Entertainment, who is overseeing global sales and will be presenting the title to distributors at the AFM.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Administering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administering. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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