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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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Australia managed a whopping 14 touches in the opposing penalty box; Paraguay mustered six.
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Morocco managed a draw with Brazil in its group stage and was the surprise team of the 2022 World Cup, finishing fourth — the best-ever performance by an African team in a World Cup.
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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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The source familiar with the 2024 fire probe said city inspectors now have questions following this new blaze about how the company handled the recovery from the last incident.
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Your perceptive nature senses a family need, household issue, or emotional loose end that should be handled before bigger plans move forward.
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Unlike modern fighters that balance agility, stealth, and sensor fusion, the MiG-25 was engineered around brute force.
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Now, Cady is a former restaurateur and womanizer who became a tabloid sensation after his pregnant wife disappeared; his defense attorney, the young, pregnant, alcoholic Anna, seemingly guided him toward a plea deal engineered by Tom.
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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 agency said the attackers had allegedly plotted to use drones to cause explosions in buildings surrounding the event, force an evacuation toward a sniper team, and then breach the White House perimeters.
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He was invited by Malcolm X to stay in Harlem at the famous Hotel Theresa, where agents with ties to the FBI, CIA and the Mafia, plotted to assassinate him.
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“Maneuvered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuvered. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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