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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
Flocks of tourists maneuvered around lumbering delivery trucks, hawked to by distributors of seemingly unlicensed 2026 Knicks championship gear.
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Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
18 June 2026
While his father jumped into the water to help him, his mother maneuvered the boat, setting off a desperate 45-minute race back to shore during which his parents — both physicians — worked frantically to keep him alive.
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Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
The braids can be worn down as is or maneuvered into whatever hairdo your heart desires.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
18 June 2026
While his father jumped into the water to help him, his mother maneuvered the boat, setting off a desperate 45-minute race back to shore during which his parents — both physicians — worked frantically to keep him alive.
—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
After receiving a firing order, the vehicles maneuvered into position and launched their rockets with bright flashes within three minutes, demonstrating their mobility.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvered
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In April 2026, the New England Journal of Medicine retracted a paper after discovering that a clinical image had been manipulated with AI.
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Predictive markets, like sports betting, can be manipulated.
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As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a separate plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Some, like Santa Clarita, have come to the table and already negotiated a settlement.
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The Phillies loaded the bases with two outs in the second, and after fouling off several Chandler pitches, Crawford took another late swipe and managed to hit one down the third base line off the end of the bat.
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In addition, problems at large banks — the failure of which could cause systemic issues — can be managed better if those banks have a larger cushion of reserves to draw on, either to get through a difficult period or to be resolved.
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The Live Nation website arranged on a laptop in New York, US, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
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As visitors like Fulkerson settled into folding chairs arranged along the same grassy knoll where John Brown and his followers fought their way into the red-brick armory, Kerwin rose, stepped to the microphone and looked out at the crowd gathered before her.
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But the Colorado legislation, signed into law in May, allows the state to pursue the types of cases typically handled at the federal level, such as those involving allegations of discrimination and harassment.
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The Dodgers have praised how Tucker has handled his struggles in the first year of a four-year, $240 million deal.
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Lagree’s Megaformer, introduced in the early 2000s, uses two sliding platforms and is engineered for higher-intensity work that builds muscular endurance.
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Ys was co-produced by orchestral pop trailblazer Van Dyke Parks and engineered by punk icon Steve Albini, the only time those two prolific legends worked on the same album.
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When former President Barack Obama addressed the massive, merry crowd at the Obama Presidential Center dedication ceremony on June 18, a few lines landed like a balm.
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This legislation helps our state meet current challenges and ensures bullying via AI is addressed in the school code.
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The fair's conferences were held at the Art Institute, and on the current site of La Rabida Hospital was a recreation of the La Rabida convent in Spain, where Columbus plotted his voyages.
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It was plotted, police said, because Arnold suspected that two of the three men were responsible for stealing his property.
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“Maneuvered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuvered. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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