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as in handling
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 supervising
to look after and make decisions about
managed a household and a business simultaneously
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as in coping
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 managing
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Scharf is co-managing partner of New York law firm Morrison Cohen.
—Y. David Scharf, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The company’s cuts are the latest in a long line of efforts to make Amazon more efficient and focused, said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData, in a note to investors Monday.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
There is broader sensitivity to price in the consumer landscape, said Jeff Lindquist, managing director and partner, Boston Consulting Group.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Frisch’s reorganized amid its financial woes, but court records show NRD founder and managing partner Aziz Hashim is still the president and chairman of Frisch’s.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
The organization said Sami Hamdi, a political commentator and managing director of the consulting company The International Interest, was detained at the San Francisco International Airport.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Antonio Rodriguez, Matrix managing partner, said via email.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Anna DerParseghian, managing partner at PTD Business Management, will be honored with THR’s Business Manager Icon award, recognizing her exceptional achievements in the field.
—Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
That means plenty of points of friction still exist, such as local funding availability and confidence that startups will secure revenue, according to Emmet King, managing partner and co-founder of J12 Ventures, an investment firm.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Every child benefits from practicing waiting, joining conversation and managing boredom in everyday settings.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
But Ellison — son of Oracle multibillionaire Larry Ellison — has routinely espoused taking a tech-forward Silicon Valley approach to managing a major media company, by using big data and automation.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Over 6 in 10 disapprove of how Trump is handling tariffs, the economy and managing the federal government.
—ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, safely managing and maintaining critical infrastructure in extreme environments can be uniquely challenging.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
According to Karl Alomar, managing partner at M13, Teleskope’s breakthrough comes from its ability to not only provide companies with visibility on where their sensitive data lives, but also help remediate the issue.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Pete Rose scandal—where Rose bet on MLB games while managing the Cincinnati Reds—was fresh in the minds of lawmakers and fans, raising questions about whether games were fixed.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Frank Sixt, the co-managing director of CK Hutchison, said during the port operator’s earnings call on Thursday that the deal’s size and complexity would prevent it from closing in 2025, even if binding agreements were already agreed upon.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Scharf is co-managing partner of New York law firm Morrison Cohen.
—Y. David Scharf, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
Three-and-a-half years ago, I was appointed deputy managing partner and that was the start of the transition planning.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The company’s cuts are the latest in a long line of efforts to make Amazon more efficient and focused, said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData, in a note to investors Monday.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
There is broader sensitivity to price in the consumer landscape, said Jeff Lindquist, managing director and partner, Boston Consulting Group.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Frisch’s reorganized amid its financial woes, but court records show NRD founder and managing partner Aziz Hashim is still the president and chairman of Frisch’s.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
The organization said Sami Hamdi, a political commentator and managing director of the consulting company The International Interest, was detained at the San Francisco International Airport.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Antonio Rodriguez, Matrix managing partner, said via email.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Anna DerParseghian, managing partner at PTD Business Management, will be honored with THR’s Business Manager Icon award, recognizing her exceptional achievements in the field.
—Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
That means plenty of points of friction still exist, such as local funding availability and confidence that startups will secure revenue, according to Emmet King, managing partner and co-founder of J12 Ventures, an investment firm.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
Your biggest challenge this month is managing your expectations, especially when emotions run high.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Every child benefits from practicing waiting, joining conversation and managing boredom in everyday settings.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
But Ellison — son of Oracle multibillionaire Larry Ellison — has routinely espoused taking a tech-forward Silicon Valley approach to managing a major media company, by using big data and automation.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Over 6 in 10 disapprove of how Trump is handling tariffs, the economy and managing the federal government.
—ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, safely managing and maintaining critical infrastructure in extreme environments can be uniquely challenging.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
According to Karl Alomar, managing partner at M13, Teleskope’s breakthrough comes from its ability to not only provide companies with visibility on where their sensitive data lives, but also help remediate the issue.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Pete Rose scandal—where Rose bet on MLB games while managing the Cincinnati Reds—was fresh in the minds of lawmakers and fans, raising questions about whether games were fixed.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for managing
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But starting in 1970, Time and Date AS has tracked observance of daylight saving time in Kentucky every year.—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Daylight saving time always begins on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to the announcement, salmonella can affect the animals eating the products and possibly humans handling the products.—
Eva Wen,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Working within restricted space, Lanthimos felt the need to go big with the filmmaking, both with supervising sound editor/re-recording mixer Johnnie Burn’s sound design and composer Jerskin Fendrix’s music, which is by far the biggest score in the score-adverse director’s career.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
31 Oct. 2025
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The children's parents were simply socializing like normal, the man wrote, not supervising the kids at all.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a rare moment of impressive hosting, Vanessa Lachey pointed out that Edmond's traumatic childhood and upbringing might result in him only focusing on the positive memories and blocking out any negative memories as a coping mechanism.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Lisa Vanderpump’s family is coping with heartbreaking news after her 28-year-old nephew was diagnosed with end-stage liver disease.—
Vivian Kwarm,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As some fans got older, Edward's obsession with Bella seemed more controlling than swoonworthy.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The startup will pay Nvidia in cash for chips, and Nvidia will invest in OpenAI for non-controlling shares, the person said.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hegseth said addressing the legacies of the war, which ended 50 years ago in April, remains the foundation and a top priority of the countries’ defense relationship.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Beach preservation is another concern, one that the resort is mindfully addressing.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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About the Author Jordan Blum is the Energy editor at Fortune, overseeing coverage of a growing global energy sector for oil and gas, transition businesses, renewables, and critical minerals.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The project is executive produced by Julie Kroll, Lior Haas, Lisa Wolofsky and Edoardo Bussi of Twenty-Nine Palms Entertainment, who is overseeing global sales and will be presenting the title to distributors at the AFM.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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Hi hi hello, how is everyone doing this lovely Sunday?—
Rosalind Bowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Oct. 2025
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In Atlanta in 2018, young tight end Austin Hooper learned that Paulsen was also doing scouting reports on tight ends who were upcoming draft prospects for the staff and for his agent.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Managing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/managing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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