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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
When reentry occurs, Orion's service module responsible for propelling and maneuvering the vehicle through space will separate and burn up, exposing the crew module's heat shield that protects the astronauts from the 3,000-degree Fahrenheit conditions the vehicle will endure.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
The glide phase allows maneuvering within the atmosphere.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2026
Still, the court signaled that public relations maneuvering by Baldoni’s camp in the wake of the allegations could be problematic.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Archie follows his father's lead in maneuvering back and forth on the trail at a steady pace.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
The docking procedure The mating started with the male octopus extending his hectocotylus through the barrier’s opening, maneuvering it toward the female, touching her skin first and then inserting the appendage deep within her mantle.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
On a Tuesday evening in the Kohler Spa at the Ritz-Carlton in downtown Chicago, a group of around 20 or so people were maneuvering their bodies onto oversized floating beds.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
But when some sly maneuvering on his part gets his photo and name in the tabloids as a Bond frontrunner, the chaos that follows takes over the days leading up to Eid — the most important holiday of the year for his British Pakistani family.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
But another big question is how, exactly, people got to the Americas from Asia, maneuvering south of two massive ice sheets covering Canada.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
The glide phase allows maneuvering within the atmosphere.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2026
Still, the court signaled that public relations maneuvering by Baldoni’s camp in the wake of the allegations could be problematic.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Archie follows his father's lead in maneuvering back and forth on the trail at a steady pace.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
The docking procedure The mating started with the male octopus extending his hectocotylus through the barrier’s opening, maneuvering it toward the female, touching her skin first and then inserting the appendage deep within her mantle.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
On a Tuesday evening in the Kohler Spa at the Ritz-Carlton in downtown Chicago, a group of around 20 or so people were maneuvering their bodies onto oversized floating beds.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
But when some sly maneuvering on his part gets his photo and name in the tabloids as a Bond frontrunner, the chaos that follows takes over the days leading up to Eid — the most important holiday of the year for his British Pakistani family.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
But another big question is how, exactly, people got to the Americas from Asia, maneuvering south of two massive ice sheets covering Canada.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvering
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The agency's Majorr Crimes Unit is handling the investigation.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Other features land somewhere in the middle, including a high-pivot rear suspension for cushioning against potholes and handling light trail use, as well as turn signals.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
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Iranian media outlets are portraying the development as a victory for Tehran’s negotiating position, claiming that Iran’s insistence on linking progress in talks with Washington to a ceasefire in Lebanon compelled the United States and Israel to agree to a ceasefire there.—
CNN staff,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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Documents entered in court on Thursday show that the man’s lawyers and prosecutors have been negotiating a deal, though the terms and just what Bryant would be admitting to aren’t yet known.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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But even then, our team of artists got in there and just started manipulating things.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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The duo greatly expanded their sample library, ripping random melodies from thrift-store records and manipulating their own field recordings.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
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The process is designed to keep a president at the helm, so the president doesn’t have to worry about his own appointees plotting against him, Kalt explained.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Orbán also leaves behind a fiscal mess, which the analyst Dalibor Rohac suggests Orbán might be happy to abandon while plotting his comeback.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Despite Magic guard Desmond Bane, clearly under the weather, struggling from beyond the arc but still managing to contribute 17 points.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Vellimalar, a social worker and managing trustee of the company, works with as many as 500 women farmers in the region, explaining government policies, assisting them with loans, and providing farming assistance.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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But these three high school students aren't arranging bouquets in a floral shop.—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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In the city center, the five-star boutique Anthology of Athens by the award-winning Elastic Architects has been arranging secluded luxury stays steps from the Acropolis since late 2024.—
Yulia Denisyuk,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2026
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And nothing in your reply seems to recognize that this is a common, patronizingly ageist way of addressing people.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Europe turned its attention to the Palestinians on Monday as the election defeat of Israel ally Victor Orban in Hungary gives new momentum to efforts addressing Gaza and the occupied West Bank.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Other officers in the area saw the two men in a struggle and assisted in taking Mullins into custody, according to police.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2026
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Let’s imagine—in a case of truly terrible architectural planning—that there is only one extremely slow elevator, stopping at each floor and taking one minute per floor.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Maneuvering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuvering. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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