Thesaurus results for ADMINISTRATE

administrate

verb

əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrāt

Definition of administrate

as in to manage

to look after and make decisions about they're looking for someone to administrate the new division

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Recent Examples of administrate Clark was administrating Harvey through a period of major financial difficulty. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026 Men create; women administrate. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025 Jordan, which administrates the holy site, and Saudi Arabia also condemned Ben Gvir’s actions. — Dana Karni, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025 Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is a sedative that, when administrated by healthcare professionals, can help patients stay comfortable during routine medical procedures, according to the Cleveland Clinic. — Jillian Frankel, People.com, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for administrate

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The regime appears to have more pressing priorities – presenting the conflict with the United States as an existential struggle, managing the deep economic fall-out and reorganizing the security apparatus under the leadership of Mojtaba Khamenei.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
That was because his closest challenger, Lewis Hamilton, could only manage seventh in the sprint.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of manage

Verb

Many camps do not allow staff to use or carry phones while supervising campers.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Ferndale school officials say high school students gained experience through drone filming crews, race-day event management and supervised flight projects.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervise

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In 2024, the board of education named Matt Winters as its AI education specialist, making Utah the first state to create a full-time position overseeing the technology in schools.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Chow, a trial lawyer by trade, led her own defense during the court case which – like all of Hong Kong’s national security cases – was heard by a panel of three judges selected to oversee such proceedings and not a jury.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversee

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Charlotte has temporarily barred uptown food vendors from operating after midnight, citing a rise in late-night violence in the area.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
In one specific day-time application the OLED display would burn out in less than one week of operation due to the amount of current required to operate the display degrading the cheaper OLED material so quickly.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of operate

Verb

Records show Denver's own city attorneys handled the Calderon case from its filing in August 2024 until April 2026, when the City Attorney opted to hire Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
With Watts purportedly stressed about finances in the wake of the Late Late Show’s end, McCollough volunteered to subsidize his costs by running his social media accounts and handling odd jobs like manning his merch stand.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of handle

Verb

From the late 1800s, a prominent Sicilian family controlled the tuna industry here with multiple factories and fisheries, thriving until the 1960s.

— Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Epic sued Apple after the iPhone maker removed Fortnite from the App Store, accusing the company of illegally controlling the way apps were distributed and payments were processed on iPhones.

— Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of control

Verb

And the latest poll, conducted by the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, found 48% of likely voters support it, 41% oppose it and 11% are undecided.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
This will be the third spacewalk for Menon and the second for Adenot, the first French woman ever to conduct an EVA.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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