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adjective

as in arranged

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verb

past tense of manage
1
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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2
as in operated
to look after and make decisions about managed a household and a business simultaneously

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3
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
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
SpaceX managed to salvage the last Starship from the Indian Ocean in July. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 To date, The Tower has managed more than 10,000 group sales leads and helped facilitate millions of dollars in theatrical group sales revenue across multiple film campaigns. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Payne is jealous that LA28’s torch relay will reach every corner of the United States when Atlanta only managed 42 states. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 And yet, with so many big personalities in the series then, Johncock managed to carve out his own niche with his small-town roots and penchant for wearing flannel shirts and jeans. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Because Lewis has managed to do something no one else on the line has managed to. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 This distinction matters because businesses are managed through outcomes. — Janita Pannu, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 The water flow is being managed at Canton Lake, and the Corps of Engineers said the goal is to have between 600 and 730 cubic feet of water per second leave through sluice gates during the greatest period of flow. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026 The 2026-2027 school year is the first wherein families could apply for the Education Savings Account voucher program managed by the Texas comptroller. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for managed
  1. arranged
  2. handled
  3. operated
  4. coped
  5. planned
  6. manipulated
  7. supervised
  8. did
Adjective
  • The four men had arrived at the pre-arranged location to meet a woman and were ambushed by several men with assault rifles who fired into the vehicle, striking the front seat passenger, according to local police.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • If the system does become the next tropical storm, it could be named Dolly, the next name on the center's pre-arranged storm name rotation.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of arranged
Verb
  • Under legislation known as Assembly Bill 1770, the attorney general will decide what actions justice officials should take to ensure private arbitrations required by any health plan are handled fairly and in line with state law.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • James, naturally, handled himself like a true professional, used to the global spotlight since he was put on a basketball pedestal as a teenager.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of handled
Verb
  • In response to the renaming of the theater, a number of independent theaters across France symbolically operated under the banner of René Vautier on Friday, in a show of solidarity for the cinema and its staff.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The company has operated a Green Apron Creator Program, paying baristas to create social media content during dedicated shifts.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of operated
Verb
  • Kaia recently opened up about how her family coped with her brother’s addiction struggles in a Vogue interview.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 Sep. 2026
  • More recently, consumers have coped with higher gasoline prices and shortages due to Ukrainian drone attacks that knocked out refineries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of coped
Adjective
  • Although the tapes won’t be part of the planned auction, Littleton is going forward with selling previously unpublished photos of the band, studio material, set lists, a tour parka, instruments the band owned, and other items.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s space odyssey is poised to re-enter orbit with planned fall screenings and tastemaker events as Amazon MGM Studios revs up its most potent Best Picture vehicle to date.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of planned
Verb
  • The senses of anyone entering these tombs were heavily manipulated.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Researcher Peter Garrigan told Fox News Moonshot AI's Kimi model could also be manipulated to provide information on planning terrorist attacks using real-time data, creating sarin gas, developing malware and taking down aircraft.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of manipulated
Verb
  • Klein not only wrote the score but co-wrote some of the songs and supervised others, bouncing ideas back and forth with Anders and Rachtman.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
  • When Hannah-Jones asked an aide why the children weren’t being supervised, she was told there wasn’t enough staff.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of supervised
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Managed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/managed. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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