maneuvers 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of maneuver

maneuvers

2 of 2

noun

plural of maneuver

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of maneuvers
Noun
Laura is able to shove Cherry hard enough to pry Daniel away from her and lock her in the room, but Cherry jumps out of the balcony, sacrificing her ankle, and maneuvers herself back into the house. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 In the next part of the scene, Gabriel maneuvers the plane into a roll, forcing Ethan, who is still clinging to the seatbelt, to slam into the side of the plane. EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvers
Verb
  • Instead of relying on pigments or coatings, LightRipple manipulates reflection and refraction at the microscopic level, producing a dynamic play of gold and shadow that shifts subtly as the case moves.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Complicating matters is the insidious Host character (voiced by Len Cunningham’s father, Liam Cunningham), who manipulates the players’ reality.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jonas negotiates the coffee and doughnut freebie in a fun video posted on Instagram and TikTok.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Faulí now runs a team of eleven architects, and also negotiates the politics of a project that has numerous stakeholders.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kabul wants to hedge against its deteriorating relationship with its former patron Islamabad, which accuses the Taliban of harboring a separate but allied group that has carried out deadly attacks inside Pakistan.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But Raducanu’s identity has been harder to maintain — or even define — against the best and most devastating attacks on the WTA Tour.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In an age dominated by artificial intelligence, where data access speed is everything, this advancement addresses one of computing’s most pressing bottlenecks.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In Form and Function, Rimaks addresses the ongoing shift toward purposeful design by bridging the gap between classic workwear and modern-day wardrobe staples.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That of the vampy, endlessly ambitious, and deliciously ruthless weather presenter Suzanne Stone, who plots to knock off her husband (Matt Dillon) in Gus Van Sant’s satirical romp.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
  • However, the game rights change is contingent on the larger ESPN-NFL deal passing Department of Justice review, which seems increasingly unlikely to come before the NFL plots its 2026 calendar.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Many suspect a spam call and don't pick up the phone, leading foundation staff to sometimes devise ruses.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Episode 4 finds both Ellen and Julia throwing themselves headlong into plans that require them to keep up major ruses.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Shippers likely won’t be able to make plans to avoid the charges, as Chattogram Port handles more than 92 percent of the total export and import cargo in and out of Bangladesh.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In August, a lawsuit accused OpenAI of encouraging a teenager’s suicide, intensifying scrutiny around how ChatGPT handles mental health interactions.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Big Tech now engineers a perpetual state of insecurity by creating relentless technological churn, rendering our skills and safety measures obsolete, only to then sell us the tools to catch up.
    Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The study, conducted over several years, uses an approach that engineers artificial proteins (referred to as ion channels) in the brain that are activated by and bound to cocaine.
    Noah Lyons, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Maneuvers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuvers. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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