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 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 Some Tennessee lawmakers went further, proposing to prohibit providers from administering mRNA vaccines altogether. — Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 The ambulance crew started administering first aid to the victim, later identified as Mejia, but could not save him. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 For decades, the federal government has covered half the cost of administering the SNAP program. — Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Harder for doctors and parents On the other side of the process, pediatricians already find the cost of supplying and administering vaccines to be a challenge. — Jennifer Reich, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 The shift injects yet another element of volatility into the work of the federal division in charge of administering billions of dollars in taxpayer funds to states and schools to help students with disabilities. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 In the letter, business groups took issue with third parties administering worker training, arguing that labor groups could use them to prime the workforce for union campaigns. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Secrecy laws like Georgia’s shield the public from awareness of the growing costs of pharmacists concocting drugs and the doctors administering the injections. — Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026

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Vertical is distributing the Depression-era film, in which Hawke plays a widower who is separated from his daughter when he gets sent to a brutal work camp.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Nepali lawmakers have slammed the administration over bureaucratic delays in distributing resources after the floods, including medical equipment and staffing of medical facilities.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of distributing

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Earlier this month, Silver Diner filed a lawsuit against Fraport, claiming that the company breached its 2022 contract with the restaurant by enforcing costly renovations at an significantly higher price than initially agreed.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
So how do leaders coach employees to use it responsibly and productively while maintaining security and enforcing governance across the organization?

— Haris Pylarinos, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of enforcing

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Damman noted that even five minutes of getting the heart rate up after a meal is enough to blunt the post-meal spike, which points to real potential for people managing insulin resistance or a family history of type 2 diabetes.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
At that bar’s successor, Attaboy, Queen Mary managing partner Dan Smith sampled a take with Concord grapes.

— Amy Cavanaugh, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of managing

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Prescribing, dispensing and enabling the sale of retatrutide — which is still in clinical trials — violate those standards.

— Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The state is challenging the FDA's decision to remove the in-person dispensing requirement, citing states' rights and patient safety concerns.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispensing

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According to Castillo, the two projections illustrate how the timing and pace of implementing the reductions could affect the district’s ability to maintain enough cash to meet its payroll and other financial obligations throughout the year.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
His government is grappling with a weak economy, and many voters who had hoped the former corporate executive would fix that have become disillusioned with delays in implementing financial and tax reforms.

— Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of implementing

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In the Texas case, Autenrieth was hired by 3M just weeks before the trial began in a lawsuit over whether 3M should be held accountable for its role in supervising safety checks at the warehouse in Houston.

— Alyssa Spady, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
The film is produced by Ann Mukherjee for Sita22 Films, with Jitin Hingorani as co-producer and creative producer, Dhanraj Sawant as executive producer and Priyangi Borthakur as supervising producer.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of supervising

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Social platforms have industrialized this process by providing constant signals about how others respond to us.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Instead of providing more security, its obfuscation tactics challenged experts, who then reproduced—and improved upon—the result.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of providing

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Jordan’s selection committee is made up of half a dozen film professionals and experts, with the Royal Film Commission – Jordan (RFC) overseeing the process but not involved in the choice.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
The lions were discovered Friday in the Ndutu part of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, according to the conservation group overseeing the site.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026