1
as in handling
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 negotiating
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 maneuvering
Red 6 claims that the ATARS allows pilots to train against intelligent, maneuvering virtual adversaries in real-time during live flight — delivering immersive, repeatable, and measurable training that blends the realism of live operations with the flexibility of simulation.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
On Saturday, Israeli tanks and troops began maneuvering ever closer to Gaza City’s outskirts in preparation for a full-scale offensive.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Hearing me calling Nini, Lali came to investigate and went out ahead of me, maneuvering through the underbrush, meowing.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Before another bullpen meltdown, May made his second straight quality start, maneuvering through traffic, including stranding a runner in scoring position to end the sixth with a strikeout on his 100th pitch.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
While long-range strikes and grinding frontline combat continues, both Kyiv and Moscow are also maneuvering on the diplomatic front.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025
Blair had higher hopes for the man maneuvering toward him that morning.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
On Saturday, Israeli tanks and troops began maneuvering ever closer to Gaza City’s outskirts in preparation for a full-scale offensive.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Hearing me calling Nini, Lali came to investigate and went out ahead of me, maneuvering through the underbrush, meowing.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Before another bullpen meltdown, May made his second straight quality start, maneuvering through traffic, including stranding a runner in scoring position to end the sixth with a strikeout on his 100th pitch.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
While long-range strikes and grinding frontline combat continues, both Kyiv and Moscow are also maneuvering on the diplomatic front.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025
Blair had higher hopes for the man maneuvering toward him that morning.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvering
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Best Friend Forever is handling world sales.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Anton is handling worldwide rights and co-repping North American rights with UTA Independent Film Group and Cinetic.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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On Tinder alone, men dominate the active user base, which gives women more choice and negotiating power.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Brown as the crafty Pauline is the true scene stealer, negotiating terms of terror herself.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Was Prater manipulating evidence?—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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One was based on hard-coding logical rules for categorizing inputs into symbols and then for manipulating those symbols to arrive at outputs.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Kremlin rejected the allegation, stressing that Putin was not plotting against Washington.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The case became even more horrifying when he was accused of plotting to silence a key witness.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Despite daunting market conditions, America’s youngest generation of adults is managing to break into the housing market in growing numbers.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Fire containment Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Around the country, arranging for housing is a relatively new and growing challenge for such PACE groups, which are funded through Medicaid and Medicare.—
Felice J. Freyer,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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One study — admittedly small and enabled by the hack of affair-arranging app Ashley Madison in 2015 — found that companies whose CEOs or CFOs were paying users of the site were twice as likely to have had a financial misstatement or involvement in a securities class action.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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For good measure, Burroughs also engaged with Barrett’s explanation that addressing both backward- and forward-looking claims would have required two separate court orders.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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Law enforcement officials are addressing mounting concerns after a series of troubling cases involving criminals impersonating police officers have surfaced, raising alarms about public safety and trust in genuine authority.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Physio Ash Pracy departs while head of women’s physio Amy Cranston is also taking maternity leave on a temporary basis.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Kelce then helped the Chiefs by taking one for the team.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Maneuvering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuvering. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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