as in managing
to look after and make decisions about
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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.
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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
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
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Number one, across the world, governments have pulled out of managing the economy, managing companies, and let the private sector do the job.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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At a dinner years ago, during his time managing a $1 billion mandate alongside JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs, Grantham was administered an elaborate personality test featuring animal avatars.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Snow remains out of custody on bail, with conditions that include a prohibition against supervising children other than her own.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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John Trefry is co-executive producer and Aysu Saliba and Cara Tortora are supervising producers.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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That included a new pair of coordinators — Chris Marve, the defensive boss, and Brennan Marion, who’s overseeing the offense.—
Pat Graham,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a powerful figure within Iran’s political system, is heading the team and is overseeing the overall direction of the negotiations.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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In Venezuela’s southern mining regions, particularly Bolívar and Amazonas states, extraction is dominated by small-scale miners operating under the control of armed groups, criminal gangs and military units.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The two measures in tandem will fund the district’s operating budget at a higher level without an additional burden to taxpayers.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Kings came into the night already controlling its path to the postseason, and Nashville’s 4-1 loss at Utah on Thursday created breathing room.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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But by the Vietnam War, controlling visuals had become much more difficult.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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The District Court judge handling the case in California, Biden appointee Rita Lin, described the Anthropic blacklisting as retaliation that violates the First Amendment.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Experts say household robots still face hurdles, including cluttered environments, varied lighting, and handling soft objects.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Victor Felix, 4th Ward, suggested conducting a survey to determine the public’s attitude on regulating plastic bags.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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The new atlas, published March 11 in the scientific journal Cell, details the ways in which genome structure, gene activity and methylation (a biochemical mechanism for regulating gene expression) change across eight brain regions and 36 brain cell types.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Astronauts could, in principle, descend into the treacherously dark and cold craters to look for themselves, but most of this water divining will be conducting by robots.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2026
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Such software flaws can be painstaking for human researchers to find and are coveted by spy agencies and cybercriminals for conducting stealthy hacks.—
Sean Lyngaas,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Administrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrating. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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