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as in managed
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
SpaceX’s Starlink satellites maneuvered around possible debris impacts 144,404 times over the first half of 2025.
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
Last September, this second Russian eavesdropping satellite maneuvered close to an Intelsat satellite named Intelsat 10-02, coming as close as 1 kilometer (about 3,300 feet) from it in January, according to a CSIS space threat assessment.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
One of the officers attempted to use the police vehicle to block the suspect, but Hall allegedly maneuvered around it and continued west on Kentucky Road towards Sterling Avenue.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Sanders’ motion details several incidents in which Rackauckas and investigators maneuvered to keep the defense from receiving evidence that could have impeached Neary’s testimony.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
The helicopters both maneuvered to establish radio contact, but the Skycrane helicopter continued into the airspace around the fire at 4,000 feet altitude before they were given clearance to enter at a maximum altitude of 2,500 feet.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Without the resources to evacuate, Maddox maneuvered through the storm, sleeping on friends’ couches and swimming, hitchhiking and walking her way out of the city, Haygood wrote.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Herndon carefully maneuvered through the wires and gear and got into place.
—Cindy Watts, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The Justice Department is expected to quickly appeal Judge Brann's decision, which could have impacts in multiple other districts where the administration has similarly maneuvered to extend the tenures of several appointees.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
Last September, this second Russian eavesdropping satellite maneuvered close to an Intelsat satellite named Intelsat 10-02, coming as close as 1 kilometer (about 3,300 feet) from it in January, according to a CSIS space threat assessment.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
One of the officers attempted to use the police vehicle to block the suspect, but Hall allegedly maneuvered around it and continued west on Kentucky Road towards Sterling Avenue.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Sanders’ motion details several incidents in which Rackauckas and investigators maneuvered to keep the defense from receiving evidence that could have impeached Neary’s testimony.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
The helicopters both maneuvered to establish radio contact, but the Skycrane helicopter continued into the airspace around the fire at 4,000 feet altitude before they were given clearance to enter at a maximum altitude of 2,500 feet.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Without the resources to evacuate, Maddox maneuvered through the storm, sleeping on friends’ couches and swimming, hitchhiking and walking her way out of the city, Haygood wrote.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Herndon carefully maneuvered through the wires and gear and got into place.
—Cindy Watts, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The Justice Department is expected to quickly appeal Judge Brann's decision, which could have impacts in multiple other districts where the administration has similarly maneuvered to extend the tenures of several appointees.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvered
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Liverpool have not managed to string together two or three consecutive good performances.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, 35 rooms at the Civic and other shelters that CoLEAD managed sat empty as of December 2024.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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The deal was negotiated by Emily Hayward Whitlock at The Artists Partnership.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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After years of organizing, production workers on commercials have negotiated their first union contract.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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The first one played short caught Newcastle by surprise and manipulated their zonal defenders.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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China has manipulated the market by suppressing prices to drive Western competition from the market, said Ryan Castilloux, founder of Adamas Intelligence, a critical mineral market research firm.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Two mental health professionals are arranged to testify on the impact of all of these factors, Reynolds said.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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The continual delays have led to many embarrassing moments, the most recent coming last Tuesday, when, after Barca officials told the media the Camp Nou was ready, the Barcelona city council arranged a press conference of their own in reply.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The state argued incidents that arose from the ICE facility protests in recent months have been handled by local law enforcement and have not been severe enough to be considered a riot or rebellion.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Until now, Hiyune handled the initial creation from scratch, but now the two of us also contribute at that stage.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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This is done, the company claims, by using ultra-smooth surfaces made from advanced composite materials engineered for both strength and durability, with minimal surface distortion.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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PacBio uses special versions of the four bases that have been engineered to fluoresce in a characteristic color when exposed to ultraviolet light.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In March, Google addressed CVE-2025-2783, a sandbox escape bug exploited in espionage attacks against Russian organizations.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Branding decisions will be addressed during the merger process, which is set to conclude in summer 2026, and both schools will continue to run two independent Division 1 athletic programs for the foreseeable future, the universities said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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But while the first four episodes were well-plotted and sure-footed — building up to episode five’s ambitious Alien remix — the final three have been relatively attenuated.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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But as Newsom and his allies plotted how to respond to the Lone Star State, two Bay Area counties had already planned to hold off-cycle elections in November.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Maneuvered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuvered. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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