MANEUVERING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

maneuvering

verb

present participle of maneuver

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 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 Most Eagle Creek luggage products feature two wheels instead of four, which can cause them to tip when the user is not holding them upright and can make maneuvering through airports difficult. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 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 Analysts and diplomats said that Orbán was maneuvering for a domestic audience, with Politico reporting that Brussels was now planning to simply wait for the polls to see if the longtime Hungarian leader loses. —

Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026 Designed to travel at speeds above Mach 5 (3,836 mph) while maneuvering mid-flight, the weapon promises to challenge existing defense systems. —

Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 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. —

ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026 First, it was SGA in OKC, maneuvering to his step-back 3-pointer on the right wing last Monday. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026 Machado tossed a scoreless eighth after maneuvering around a pair of two-out singles. —

Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026

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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Gas prices crossed an average of $4 a gallon nationally this week and just 24% of Americans approve of how Trump is handling that issue, a new CNN/SSRS poll released March 31 found.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026