administrating

verb

present participle of administrate
as in managing
to look after and make decisions about they're looking for someone to administrate the new division

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Recent Examples of administrating Iranian and Omani officials also were working on a mechanism for administrating the strait, through which a fifth of the world's oil is shipped in peacetime. — Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026 As talks continued, Iranian and Omani officials also were working on a mechanism for administrating the strait through which a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped in peacetime. — ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026 Clark was administrating Harvey through a period of major financial difficulty. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrating
  1. managing
  2. supervising
  3. overseeing
  4. operating
  5. controlling
  6. handling
  7. regulating
  8. conducting
Verb
  • The Raiders are managing a knee ailment that caused McCoy to drop to the fourth round in April’s NFL Draft.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Katsis was adept at managing major live acts, overseeing rollouts like Backstreet Boys’ Into the Millennium Tour and helping morph Korn and Limp Bizkit into perennial arena acts.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of managing
Verb
  • Nick Martin, a DOT supervising engineer and project manager for the bridge rehab, answered that the choices aren’t that simple.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • What used to be just a one-button trigger to call up an app has evolved into a multi-button, multi-input device for supervising and orchestrating multiple AI tools and agents at once.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • Regulatory agencies overseeing the gas and water utilities providing critical pipeline and other infrastructure for private grids must also get involved to stop cost-shifting from the tech industry to their ratepayers.
    — John Kostyack, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Anutin directed a deputy prime minister overseeing legal affairs to expedite a new gun control law, with stronger controls and significantly harsher penalties.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of overseeing
Verb
  • More than 4,000 of the electric buses are now operating across the country.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The model targets fleets operating at least 10 natural gas trucks or those planning conversions of similar size.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of operating
Verb
  • So is controlling blood pressure, treating chronic conditions such as diabetes, avoiding smoking, limiting excessive alcohol use, getting enough sleep and maintaining a healthy weight.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • For example, crabgrass treatments are most effective when applied in spring, and fall is ideal for controlling broadleaf weeds.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • Balancing privacy and publicity isn’t new, says Alice Marshall, who runs her own public relations agency handling luxury travel clients.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Police have confirmed that the victim is an AutoZone employee who was accidentally shot by a coworker handling a firearm inside the store.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • Which makes regulating surveillance pricing now all the more important.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Maine has passed a new AI law regulating artificial intelligence as a mental health advisor, similar to other state legislations.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • Glasner said the Innocence Project spent years conducting its own investigation before filing the petition and first attempted to work with the district attorney’s office rather than immediately seek relief in court.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Taiwan is conducting its largest-ever annual military preparedness drills alongside extensive civil defense exercises aimed at mobilizing a whole-of-society response in the event of conflict with China.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of conducting

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