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as in manipulated
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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as in negotiated
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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Recent Examples of maneuvered
After receiving a firing order, the vehicles maneuvered into position and launched their rockets with bright flashes within three minutes, demonstrating their mobility.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
The driver of a Kia K5 maneuvered to the right to avoid a collision but ended up striking a stack of boards in the right lane and right shoulder of I-95 South, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
The braids can be worn down as is or maneuvered into whatever hairdo your heart desires.
—Amira Rasool, InStyle, 8 June 2026
In response, the women maneuvered their craft behind some brush, hiding from the soldiers gawping at them from the bank.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Although satellites outnumber spent rocket bodies by more than 10-to-1, the former are typically smaller and can be maneuvered when there are conjunctions.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
The first responders maneuvered their vessel, the Windsor Police Defender, through the hazardous conditions and safely pulled both people out of the water.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 11 May 2026
A lot of draft pundits, including at The Athletic, have maneuvered a handful of defensemen inside their top six all year, along with McKenna and Stenberg.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 6 May 2026
The Patriots maneuvered up the board again on Friday, trading up to select Illinois edge defender Gabe Jacas 55th overall.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
The driver of a Kia K5 maneuvered to the right to avoid a collision but ended up striking a stack of boards in the right lane and right shoulder of I-95 South, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
The braids can be worn down as is or maneuvered into whatever hairdo your heart desires.
—Amira Rasool, InStyle, 8 June 2026
In response, the women maneuvered their craft behind some brush, hiding from the soldiers gawping at them from the bank.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Although satellites outnumber spent rocket bodies by more than 10-to-1, the former are typically smaller and can be maneuvered when there are conjunctions.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
The first responders maneuvered their vessel, the Windsor Police Defender, through the hazardous conditions and safely pulled both people out of the water.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 11 May 2026
A lot of draft pundits, including at The Athletic, have maneuvered a handful of defensemen inside their top six all year, along with McKenna and Stenberg.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 6 May 2026
The Patriots maneuvered up the board again on Friday, trading up to select Illinois edge defender Gabe Jacas 55th overall.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvered
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He’s been manipulated to believe that this is what’s necessary by his sister.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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The people drawing the lines manipulated the system for partisan advantage.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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The building project was negotiated by Rick Snyder, the former Republican governor of Michigan, and paid for by Canada to help ease congestion at the existing Ambassador Bridge and Detroit-Windsor tunnel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Following the end of the lease, the city of Escondido would regain ownership of the space or a new lease could be negotiated.—
Frankie Rowley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Even in the 1970s, the RAND Corporation, a US thinktank, was investigating how Dassault managed to field advanced fighter jets on time and at a cost well below US manufacturers.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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The only time Team USA managed to put the ball in the net sooner was in 2002 against Portugal (29th minute) and in a 1930 meeting with Paraguay (15th minute).—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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There was Asher Durand, master of the winsome glade; John Frederick Kensett, poet of still waters; and, above all, Thomas Cole, the philosopher-king of landscape, with whom an 18-year-old Church arranged to study privately.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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This meal was arranged like weather.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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But Weiss handled the booking and gave Netanyahu the option to select Garrett.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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But the path from prototype to production at scale remains fragmented, handled by a patchwork of specialized suppliers or brave product companies building proprietary deployment and maintenance pipelines.—
Bill Curtis,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The proprietary filtration system is specifically engineered to remove impurities, chlorine, harmful chemicals and heavy metals from your water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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The hull and superstructure were engineered specifically to support the propulsion system, with designs that reduce energy consumption while improving performance and comfort.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
13 June 2026
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The parcel was addressed to Vishnevski's home in southern Illinois.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Valadez addressed the global spotlight currently shining on Latin American cinema.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Jeffrey Epstein’s final months Texts, emails and other documents reveal how Epstein plotted to escape justice as law enforcement closed in.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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In performance and direction, and in the small ways in which Caswell and Wills have plotted out this isolated love story, there’s a level of great richness and detail.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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“Maneuvered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuvered. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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