Thesaurus results for ADMINISTRATING

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

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The overall aim is to reduce the time spent managing cleaning equipment and increase the amount of time a pool is ready for use.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
The approach could offer military units greater flexibility in managing ammunition supplies, particularly when operating drones that require different payload configurations.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of managing

Verb

Especially at small companies, managers are often tasked with supervising the hiring process on top of their regular duties.

— Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Valenti and Lovley, longtime developers who grew up and live in central Connecticut, aren’t interested in supervising construction or managing properties at the far ends of the state.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of supervising

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Bönan is also overseeing the renovation of Kiton’s six-story townhouse and showroom on East 54th Street in New York, expected to be completed in 2027 to become a new flagship, flanking the existing unit on Madison Avenue.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Casting director Nina Gold is overseeing the search for the next 007.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of overseeing

Verb

Police said he is wanted on a felony arrest warrant charging him with resisting police, disarming a police officer, escape from custody, and operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The clinic’s operating philosophy is directly relevant to anyone with advanced hair loss.

— Burak Onal, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of operating

Verb

Novak put the Pens ahead less than two minutes after the opening faceoff after controlling a rebound in front.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Novak put the Penguins ahead less than two minutes after the opening faceoff after controlling a rebound in front.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of controlling

Verb

Officials continue to urge people who have contact with sick or dead birds to take precautions, including wearing respiratory and eye protection and gloves when handling poultry.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Here, eBay coned off a series of handling challenges as a competition for the media on site to experience all four cars headed to auction.

— Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of handling

Verb

Concerns about a Democratic Congress regulating AI led to a more than 5% drop in the tech-heavy Nasdaq, wiping out more than $2 trillion in market value.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
In a unanimous vote, the Los Angeles City Council instructed housing staff to report on policy recommendations related to regulating algorithmic rent-setting and artificial intelligence technologies that are being used by housing providers.

— City News Service, Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of regulating

Verb

In the past, conducting business overseas required extensive communication that was often difficult to establish and even harder to maintain effectively.

— William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
The original idea was to set formal rules for conducting meetings.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

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