administrated

verb

past tense of administrate
as in operated
to look after and make decisions about they're looking for someone to administrate the new division

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrated
  1. operated
  2. managed
  3. supervised
  4. controlled
  5. conducted
  6. regulated
  7. handled
  8. oversaw
Verb
  • In tests, algorithms using F³ operated roughly two to five times faster than previous approaches.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • One of the helicopters was operated by Jerry Trimble Helicopters, a helicopter flight training school and rental service for private flights, the company said in a statement.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of operated
Verb
  • Deckhand Matt may just be the most audacious toe-stepper to debut in this franchise since Alesia, who, in the last season of Down Under, managed to rearrange the interior team according to her own proclivities.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2026
  • This looming ban — slipped into a sweeping budget bill passed by Congress last year — was set to go into effect this November before a bipartisan coalition of senators managed to punt the deadline by a month, to December 11.
    — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of managed
Verb
  • The restoration was funded by Frameline and supervised by The Estate of Barbara Hammer and Brydie O’Connor.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The playground is supervised by staff members, called playworkers, who do their best not to interfere but are available in case of emergencies.
    — Marina Lopes, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of supervised
Verb
  • She was expected to satisfy the white executives who controlled her career, the Black audiences who wanted better representation, and her own ambitions as an actress.
    — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Democrats have controlled the comptroller’s office every year since 1975.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of controlled
Verb
  • In an October poll conducted by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, co-sponsored by The Times, Bass erased an 11-point gap with Raman.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The rituals were conducted in an effort to restore stability after events such as a famine or drought.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of conducted
Verb
  • Buying into Smack is a legitimate investment regulated by the SEC.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
  • There is currently a split among federal courts as to whether Kalshi, Polymarket and other companies can be regulated by states’ sports betting laws or whether federal law for commodities preempts states.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of regulated
Verb
  • Pando has since handled more than 57 terabytes of Git packfiles in a single hour.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Tia, on her end, handled the ambush skillfully, parrying jabs without raising her voice to prevent Wendy from having any opening to feign victimization.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of handled
Verb
  • Foley also oversaw the launch and creative direction of the designer’s global social media platforms.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Luis Benitez Alcantara, 49, who was serving as the district judge in Mexico City at the time, oversaw Clark's extradition proceedings, according to the DOJ.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of oversaw
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