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 In addition to administering the toxic combination of medications, Hemphill failed to recognize and treat signs of respiratory distress, and administered the incorrect reversal medication for the kind of drug the girl had been given, Spragins wrote. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 Euthanasia involves a doctor or other health care professional administering a lethal injection at the patient’s request. — ABC News, 15 July 2026 One Olympic swimming team in the nineteen-seventies is said to have considered administering helium enemas, for buoyancy. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Despite the campaign’s talk of schools and food assistance, fully 90% of the money goes to health care — the education and food assistance account splits the remaining 10%, which also has to cover the cost of administering the tax itself. — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 13 July 2026 States, including Arkansas, are about to take on a large part of the incredible financial responsibility for administering SNAP, along with a significant portion of the program's benefit costs. — Arkansas Online, 10 July 2026 In either case, the executive branch is tasked with administering and enforcing laws, whether the mayor or president likes them or not. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 Beginning in the mid-1990s, Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear agency, helped build the facility, subsequently administering it for years before turning over control to the Iranian regime. — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The license will enable the bank to start managing and administering funds locally, alongside its existing custody and investment services offering—marking a significant expansion of its in-country capabilities. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 June 2026

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William Saliba — France/Arsenal (position unchanged) Gave up almost nothing to his Arsenal team-mate Gyokeres as France nonchalantly dismissed Sweden, dominating in the air and on the floor while distributing the ball sensibly.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026
PlusM is distributing the film in Korea, with Neon handling North American distribution.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 July 2026

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The question of Wardlaw’s mental health has been brought up before — and is now being used by Republican lawmakers to try to criticize city leaders for not properly enforcing the state’s camping ban for large cities.

— Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026
In an opinion published Tuesday, US District Judge James Boasberg granted a preliminary injunction blocking the State Department from enforcing the policy until the CITR’s lawsuit is resolved.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

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By managing computing infrastructure for models, Fireworks does business in the inference cloud market, alongside startups such as Baseten and Together AI.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Weinberg says the confederation has evolved immensely since then, shifting from simply managing competitions to actively trying to help develop football in the region.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 16 July 2026

Definition of managing

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By dispensing with sons and lovers, the tribe of sexless females would double its rate of reproduction and so, quite quickly, take over.

— Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Absolutely Fabulous star Kathy Burke will discuss wellness, before the final episode sees Guz Khan dispensing nuggets of advice on conspiracy theories, wealth and other life matters.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 June 2026

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Rather than implementing the judgment, the city argued the parties’ new collective bargaining agreement superseded parts of the arbitration award because it was negotiated after the arbitrator issued his decision.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Within the supply chain, companies can support soil health through direct sourcing from regenerative farms and compostable packaging, as well as implementing pre-planting contracts and fiber transparency.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 10 July 2026

Definition of implementing

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Officers are working to gather information regarding the circumstances that may have led up to the crash, including who was supervising the children.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Others nominated alongside Swift in that category are executive producers Baz Halpin, Mark Bracco and Linda Gierahn as well as supervising producer Rose-Ellen Galluzzo and line producer Bradley Stein.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 July 2026

Definition of supervising

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Iranian resilience to the conflict is providing another example of the limits of American power.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
What began as a public hospital has evolved into one of the nation’s leading academic health systems — advancing groundbreaking research, educating generations of physicians and caregivers, and providing world-class care to patients.

— Pradeep Khosla, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026

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Architect Luis Laplace is overseeing the renovation, continuing the gallery’s practice of adapting historic buildings for contemporary use.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya has been overseeing the CDC most recently.

— Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 15 July 2026