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gerrymander

verb

Definition of gerrymander

as in to manipulate

to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage gerrymandering urban districts to give rural voters a majority

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Recent Examples of gerrymander It was gerrymandered unbelievably so. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 More and more states are joining the race to the bottom to gerrymander away the power of their voters. — Mary Ellen Klas, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026 Sure but doesn't gerrymandering disincentivize bipartisan. — CBS News, 31 May 2026 Bowing to Trump, feckless state legislators have unconstitutionally gerrymandered Democratic-leaning congressional districts out of existence. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gerrymander

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And we’re all being manipulated, which social media plays up.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Solve The Client's Real Problems Sales teams should understand clients emotionally, but not manipulate them through fear or pressure.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of manipulate

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Residents arrange for projectors, audio speakers and power generators, Sikh temples and village community spaces become open-air theaters for an evening, and volunteers spread the word from one household to the next.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
The property’s expert concierge is always a WhatsApp message away and can arrange a menu of experiences at the villas or nearby resort for you—or leave your schedule empty for hours spent by the pool and traversing nearby cliffs and beaches.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of arrange

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The action risks escalating tensions while the United States and Iran negotiate on a long-term peace agreement that addresses Iran's nuclear capacity.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Sellers and buyers can still negotiate their own prices, particularly since buyers are often purchasing hundreds or thousands of pieces at a time.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 July 2026

Definition of negotiate

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The narrator, an American, is looking back on a sojourn in Tuscany when he was hired to work at the home of a scheming 92-year-old baronessa.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
Instead of correcting the error, the scheming matriarch hides him in the attic and collects a life insurance payout.

— Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of scheme

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Likewise, Gazoo Racing is steadily building its own ecosystem—its own logo, motorsport programs, engineering philosophy and increasingly, its own products.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Eventually, somebody sat down and reverse-engineered a better solution, Gorton explained.

— Peter Nelson, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

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