gerrymanders

verb

present tense third-person singular of gerrymander
as in manipulates
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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  1. manipulates
  2. arranges
  3. negotiates
  4. engineers
  5. schemes
  6. maneuvers
  7. plots
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  • An anxiety ring is a piece of jewelry with a spinning band, bead or textured surface that the wearer manipulates with their fingers as a discreet grounding tool.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The drug was created by evil businessman Roland Daggett who manipulates Hagen to take over Wayne Enterprises.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Definition of manipulates
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  • Hargitay says as August arranges himself, supine, on a nearby couch.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of forcing physical metal coils into complex shapes, the company arranges modular arrays of flat coils around the reactor.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of arranges
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  • But for the budget process, the executive branch proposed a set of cuts and then Congress negotiates on how much to actually cut.
    — Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Second, Morocco negotiates with Spain to secure some form of concession.
    — Miguel Macias, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiates
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  • When Gilla Band hit the road, their front-of-house guy drives, Fox also engineers, Kiely sells merch, and Faulkner runs tech.
    — Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
  • Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of engineers
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  • Marty, who was loosely based on real-life ping-pong legend Marty Reisman, schemes his way to competitions across the globe and hustles for pocket cash.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Joy Randolph, follows a desperate gallery owner (Portman) who schemes to sell a dead man as art at Art Basel in Miami.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of schemes
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  • The 23-foot Winnebago EKKO moves awkwardly, changing direction every few seconds as Bernert carefully maneuvers it into position.
    — Sarah Silbiger, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Crystal’s fluid staging, full of agile and vibrant design choices, smoothly maneuvers the action.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Definition of maneuvers
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  • Despite his rakish lifestyle, Don Juan falls in love with innocent Adriana, infuriating the envious Lucrezia Borgia (Estelle Taylor), who plots to ruin the young lovers’ nascent romance.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Plus, the Office of Science and Technology Policy plots a venture capital-like model for the scientific grant process.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 July 2026
Definition of plots
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