maneuvering

present participle of maneuver

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of maneuvering Its imaging infrared seeker, radar proximity fuze, and thrust-vector control enable agile intercepts against fast, maneuvering targets. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025 Cozy yet polished, the two-piece ensemble is ideal for maneuvering tight cabin bathrooms to kicking back on weekends. Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025 The political stalemate has left each side maneuvering to avoid public backlash. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025 Parson will be maneuvering the equipment through customs. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025 Things like maneuvering a grocery cart, moving furniture, or placing a stack of dishes on the top shelf all tick the box. SELF, 23 Sep. 2025 Now, tenants expect wide truck courts, multiple dock positions and a minimum of 130-foot depth for maneuvering 53-footers. Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025 For now, the field remains divided, with candidates maneuvering to prove their loyalty to Trump while Kemp tries to assert his influence. Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025 But the comedy masterstroke is Lilith’s maneuvering to take an Uber home on her mother’s account. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvering
Verb
  • The judgment is advisory and the final ruling is left to the Spanish court handling the compensation claim, per CBS News.
    Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The fusion restaurant received a yellow placard after health inspectors watched an employee fail to remove gloves after handling raw meat.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In its coverage of the case, the Herald raised questions about Menchel’s role in negotiating the deal.
    Julie K Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Now Mayor Mike Johnston and the City Council are negotiating over just how much city services should be cut.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There is immense interest in manipulating these phase transformations and retaining superior electro-optic properties down to liquid helium temperature, according to the study published in Advanced Materials.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Basically, this discovery could inform future therapeutic strategies aimed at manipulating the gut microbiome for human health.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Casanovas and Benlloch are plotting a continued, healthy expansion.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The White House is plotting further cuts, Reuters reported.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • They’re managing and handling a very important strategic asset for us.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • DerParseghian, a perennial on THR‘s annual list of the top business managers in Hollywood and one of only a handful of female managing partners in entertainment business management, continues to manage the boutique firm based in Sherman Oaks, boasting some of Hollywood’s biggest A-list as clients.
    Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Victoria Goodwin was sentenced to prison in May for arranging the plot with a Florida inmate.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Plans collided, and soon Murray was arranging team meals in LA for the team’s veterans, newcomers and rookies to intermingle.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some of Borseth’s priorities if elected will include ensuring school security and safety, addressing chronic absenteeism and ending off-cycle, odd-year school board elections.
    Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The goal is to partner with the festival to create a dedicated AZ On the Rise stage, addressing what this coalition feels is a lack of sufficient homegrown representation at the three-day festival.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After all, Blue Moon was about taking the actor’s natural appeal from him.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That’s the risk Benioff is taking, along with Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, and others who are wagering that this administration and its strong-man instincts will outlast the next three years.
    Tom Chavez, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Maneuvering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuvering. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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