1
as in to manipulate
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
maneuvered the conversation so as to avoid the touchy subject of her divorce
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2
as in to negotiate
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
successfully maneuvered a way to get him to ask her to the dance
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as in attack
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as in subterfuge
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Recent Examples of maneuver
Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Charlie Kirk’s assassination last month has sparked an increasingly partisan debate about acceptable rhetoric as political parties maneuver for the moral high ground on the nature of political discourse in the United States.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The pilot, who holds an Airline Transport Pilot certificate and multiple commercial ratings, attempted an emergency maneuver with the rotors when the engine cut out, but that was unsuccessful and resulted in a hard landing, according to authorities.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Israel has quite limited space to maneuver.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Charlie Kirk’s assassination last month has sparked an increasingly partisan debate about acceptable rhetoric as political parties maneuver for the moral high ground on the nature of political discourse in the United States.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
Rollins was seen favoring his shoulder after executing a coast-to-coast maneuver.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The pilot, who holds an Airline Transport Pilot certificate and multiple commercial ratings, attempted an emergency maneuver with the rotors when the engine cut out, but that was unsuccessful and resulted in a hard landing, according to authorities.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuver
Verb
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As people increasingly turn to such bots for emotional support and life advice, recent incidents have spotlighted their potential to manipulate vulnerable people by facilitating a false sense of closeness or care.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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The face-down between a pitcher and a batter, especially in a World Series, has enough tension without needing to be manipulated by outside music.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hunter has set himself a very fine amount of emotional and physical space within which to work, and there’s pleasure in watching Metcalf and Stock negotiate the tiptoeing way Sarah and Ethan grow closer.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The houses, often apartments inside the city’s tall residential buildings, strike so much fear among residents that anyone willing to live there can negotiate hefty discounts in one of the world’s most expensive property markets.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Real war introduces deception, saturation attacks and human failures.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The worker forced the child onto a bed during the attack, and the child’s head struck the edge of the bed and suffered a 2-centimeter laceration, per the statement.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The story then unfolded through the subterfuge of the princess and the care of Morton.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Unlike the confrontational drudgery of couples therapy — and aiming to avoid the confrontational finality of divorce — this approach relies on subterfuge.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Equipped to handle every kind of wintry mix the forecast may bring, this is a durable option that will remain intact all season long.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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In an April 2, 2021, amicus brief, Raffensperger, represented by the state attorney general, argued ballots must remain sealed under Georgia’s Elections Code and warned that allowing the public to handle physical ballots could constitute a felony under state law.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There were also individual, isolated nests, which were typically larger than any that were arranged in a specific shape, according to the study.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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To make matters worse, none of the wedding flowers had been purchased or arranged.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Other times, the mob leaned on more traditional crime tactics — robbery, extortion and assault, including a punch to one victim’s face — to force the card players to pay.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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He was sentenced to 17 years for armed kidnapping and 17 years for armed burglary with assault or battery.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Odysseus, the Ithacan warrior who is as celebrated for craftiness as Achilles is for brute strength, devises a clever ruse in which the Greeks place a giant wooden horse outside Troy’s walls and pretend to sail away.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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This basement ruse allows the law to be ignored as well as the special zoning requirements for homeless shelters and transitional housing.—
Lou Murray,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Maneuver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuver. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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