1
as in manipulates
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 supervises
to look after and make decisions about
managed a household and a business simultaneously
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3
as in copes
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 manages
Part of Historic Garden Week's uniqueness is that each club manages its individual tour, including selecting the homes and providing staffing on its tour date.
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
But How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies manages that magic trick.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Eberly Barnes, who currently manages a writing program for undergraduates at UC San Diego, will be the guide and instructor.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Opposition to Musk’s department has particularly centered on its access to sensitive data through the Treasury Department’s payment system, which manages the flow of trillions of dollars of federal payments, including Social Security and Medicare funds.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 Apr. 2025
The department, which was created in 2021, manages the city’s homelessness services.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The agency is critical, particularly in rural swaths of the country, given it leases parcels for livestock grazing, issues permits for mining and manages lands used for recreation.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
The decision followed after the crown corporation – which operates the province’s electricity market and manages the bulk power system – verified that the leading supplier of medical isotopes has met the terms and conditions to proceed with the project.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2025
The surprise 2020 release is the only one of her titles that manages to find space on four different rankings at once.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
But How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies manages that magic trick.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Eberly Barnes, who currently manages a writing program for undergraduates at UC San Diego, will be the guide and instructor.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Opposition to Musk’s department has particularly centered on its access to sensitive data through the Treasury Department’s payment system, which manages the flow of trillions of dollars of federal payments, including Social Security and Medicare funds.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 Apr. 2025
The department, which was created in 2021, manages the city’s homelessness services.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The agency is critical, particularly in rural swaths of the country, given it leases parcels for livestock grazing, issues permits for mining and manages lands used for recreation.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
The decision followed after the crown corporation – which operates the province’s electricity market and manages the bulk power system – verified that the leading supplier of medical isotopes has met the terms and conditions to proceed with the project.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2025
The surprise 2020 release is the only one of her titles that manages to find space on four different rankings at once.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manages
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Ant operates Alipay, one of the two major apps for mobile payments in China.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
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In essence, Nvidia treats the entire data center as the new unit of compute, interconnecting chips, servers and racks so tightly that an AI factory operates as a single colossal supercomputer.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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What does ‘no fault or negligence’ actually mean?—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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What law enforcement does, the overdose epidemic marches on, with New Yorkers dying preventable deaths out of a combination of social factors, the tainting of the drug supply with potent synthetic opioids like fentanyl, and what has often been a lack of available treatment and support.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2025
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The study provides new avenues of research and treatment that addresses a patient's health beyond IBD.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Mar. 2025
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Nvidia addresses this with technologies like NVLink and NVSwitch – high-speed interconnects that let GPUs within a server share data at extreme bandwidth.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Next Tuesday, the team and the city (as well as the trust that oversees the land White Stadium is on) will head to trial and defend the stadium renovation.—
Meg Linehan,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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The agency oversees Medicare, the federal health program for adults 65 and older and people with disabilities, and Medicaid, the federal-state health program for low income families.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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Drew’s captures all of it in this love letter to a format that unexplicably survives, if only as a memory or souvenir.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
17 Dec. 2024
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Mikaela and Kieran escape and blow the place sky high … but Desmond survives.—
Sean T. Collins,
New York Times,
16 Dec. 2024
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Like other Gazans, many Christians in the enclave say their lives have long been overshadowed by a cycle of wars with Israel and an Israeli-Egyptian blockade that tightly regulates travel and commerce.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Federal Aviation Administration regulates drones and light shows and permitted the Holiday Drone Show at Lake Eola on Saturday.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Dec. 2024
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Bye Bye Dark Spots Concealer + Serum actively treats discoloration with 2% niacinamide and helps brighten the look of dark circles, thanks to caffeine.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
23 Dec. 2024
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That's the way society treats you.—
Janine Rubenstein,
People.com,
13 Dec. 2024
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The company, which conducts air cargo flights and charter services, did not disclose the names of the pilots.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
18 Dec. 2024
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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) indicated that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has a trump card in his deck, which will prove to be invaluable once Congress conducts its House speaker vote next month.—
Asher Notheis,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Manages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manages. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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