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as in handled
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
as usual, she managed the crisis with a minimum of fuss
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as in operated
to look after and make decisions about
managed a household and a business simultaneously
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as in coped
to meet one's day-to-day needs
it'll be hard for a few weeks, but we'll manage
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Recent Examples of managed
Torie Bosch, STAT, 7 Feb. 2026
Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Gibb managed to get to 17 points, but finished just 6 of 22 from the field.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2026
His mother worked for a medical device company and also managed the Blevins household.
—Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Electricity supplies are mostly regulated at the state level and managed across regions, using market structures that vary across the country.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
The skillset to find these stories and the team that Harley managed was crazy.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
Becerra managed just three home runs in 134 games at Stanford.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
Compare how Sesko’s minutes are being managed to Rasmus Hojlund’s last season, for instance.
—Ian Irving, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
All to pay for $449 million in operational costs that should have been managed within the city’s budget.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Using managed care Medicare Advantage would improve health and lower costs and add some extra benefits to be a better value when compared to original Medicare.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
And yet, Trump has also managed to avoid complex questions about those issues — the most pressing before his administration — and despite Democrats and some of his own supporters lashing out over them.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Gibb managed to get to 17 points, but finished just 6 of 22 from the field.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2026
His mother worked for a medical device company and also managed the Blevins household.
—Mark Curriden, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Electricity supplies are mostly regulated at the state level and managed across regions, using market structures that vary across the country.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
The skillset to find these stories and the team that Harley managed was crazy.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
Becerra managed just three home runs in 134 games at Stanford.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
Compare how Sesko’s minutes are being managed to Rasmus Hojlund’s last season, for instance.
—Ian Irving, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
All to pay for $449 million in operational costs that should have been managed within the city’s budget.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for managed
Adjective
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There’s still a time and place for the pristine glassware, fancy silver, and perfectly arranged centerpieces, but no one is going to judge you if there’s a little dust bunny in the corner or for choosing paper napkins over linen.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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Hours after Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest senior members of the royal family went ahead with pre-arranged public appearances, including King Charles II at London Fashion Week and his sister, Princess Anne, at a men’s prison in Leeds.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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October 23 – November 21 Today must be handled one thing at a time.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Thursday was a momentous day for the district, with teachers demonstrating at campuses, the district calling for a return to negotiations for union leaders and parents trying to determine whether to send their children to school as substitutes handled classroom duties.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The strikes have targeted at least 123 headquarters, barracks and local bases operated by Iran’s paramilitary organizations, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its Basij militia.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Mostly out of necessity, Ukraine developed cheap interceptor drones known as the Sting system, which are operated by pilots who can guide them to crash into Shahed drones, forcing them to explode.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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Each generation showed small variations, and just like in nature, those that coped the best passed on their characteristics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Chelsea coped better than many fans had feared in Palmer’s absence.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The planned total of 28 is unchanged from what management said last quarter.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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The planned arena, per Crain’s and the local news site W42ST, will be 175,000 square feet and have a capacity of 3,000.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Easter changes date every year, and the blooms on sale are carefully manipulated to bloom on time.—
Becky Wern,
Florida Times-Union,
7 Mar. 2026
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In the lab setting, various atmospheric variables can be precisely manipulated to closely understand the phenomenon.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Huffman was also sentenced to 250 hours of community service and supervised release for one year.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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However, a hospital staff member reported that, in February, 2025, Adams asked the staff member to falsify about 25 documents claiming to have supervised medical procedures dating back months.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Mar. 2026
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Managed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/managed. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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