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
  • 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
  • Corrupt naval officers turned ports they were supposed to be supervising into bribe-laden smuggling hubs, authorities say.
    — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • The county executive’s chartered responsibilities include overseeing the county’s municipal departments, correcting errors in tax assessments, executing certain contracts, upholding the county charter and representing the county in general.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Yu will be responsible for overseeing the business, legal and governmental affairs strategies and activities for the company globally, and succeeds Julie Swidler, who stepped down from the post earlier this summer.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 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
  • Haiti today is, in many respects, in worse condition, with armed gangs controlling large areas, institutions barely functioning and millions displaced.
    — Ray Watford, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The system also avoided hazardous conditions while controlling the spacecraft’s orientation, showing how autonomous software could reduce dependence on ground commands during military and scientific missions.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is handling the prosecution, 11 Alive reported.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Gloves combine heavy-duty heat resistance with a flexible, comfortable fit for grilling, smoking, cooking and handling hot equipment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • Some research suggests breakfast skipping may be associated with greater hunger later in the day and difficulty regulating food intake, Wallach says.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The temperature-regulating fabric, made from a blend of 65 percent cotton and 35 percent linen, is the perfect choice for any upcoming bridal or baby showers, picnics, or even as a cool swimsuit cover-up at the beach.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • While conducting a raid on his home Monday, federal agents seized 14 devices, including a hard drive and USB drive containing child pornography.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Taiwan military personnel conducting a live-fire exercise on Zhongfu Beach in New Taipei City as part of the annual exercise on Wednesday.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of conducting

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