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as in exploited
to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means
the con man would slyly manipulate the emotions of his marks in order to win their sympathy and trust
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as in managed
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
spin doctors manipulating the data to make it seem more favorable to their preferred candidates
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as in negotiated
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
manipulated the schedule of presidential primaries so that the choice of the party elders would win the nomination
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Recent Examples of manipulated
Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
This country is being manipulated by two people — and those too afraid to have the courage to oppose them.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
In some cases, a player’s price can also be manipulated by a sell-on fee, which gives the selling club a percentage share of any future transfer.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
This is largely due to a paper published in The Lancet medical journal in the 1990s that was later retracted after its data was found to be false and manipulated.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Decades earlier, Loftus had demonstrated that people’s memories of visual details could be manipulated by posing questions that contained misinformation.
—Bernice Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2025
The autonomous nature of agentic AI means that these systems can be manipulated, much like human employees.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Oliver also played audio clips of the comments, which Morley’s lawyers have said were intentionally manipulated and played without context.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
At the time, the image was revealed to have been manipulated after being removed from the Associated Press news wires.
—Vanity Fair, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
In Season 4 of the Max comedy, Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels have manipulated their way into their respective dream jobs as host and head writer of a late-night talk show on network TV.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
This country is being manipulated by two people — and those too afraid to have the courage to oppose them.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
In some cases, a player’s price can also be manipulated by a sell-on fee, which gives the selling club a percentage share of any future transfer.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
This is largely due to a paper published in The Lancet medical journal in the 1990s that was later retracted after its data was found to be false and manipulated.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Decades earlier, Loftus had demonstrated that people’s memories of visual details could be manipulated by posing questions that contained misinformation.
—Bernice Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2025
The autonomous nature of agentic AI means that these systems can be manipulated, much like human employees.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Oliver also played audio clips of the comments, which Morley’s lawyers have said were intentionally manipulated and played without context.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
At the time, the image was revealed to have been manipulated after being removed from the Associated Press news wires.
—Vanity Fair, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manipulated
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His brother also had to pay about double what rent ought to cost as he was exploited.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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His methods made impressive profits quickly, as overlapping technologies were dropped and economies of scale exploited.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
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The company intends to continue its normal operations throughout this process and has emphasized that there will be no changes to how customer data is stored, managed or protected.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
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The North America deal was negotiated between Rachel White, Vertical’s Manager of Acquisitions & Sales, and Daniel Diamond of Diamond Media, which is handling sales.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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The deal was negotiated between Signature Entertainment’s Acquisitions & Development Executive Max Hart and DeskPop Entertainment’s Executive Vice President Mat Levy.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Cleveland also warned that users may fail to consider emoji strings to be actual passwords, and so could be deceived via phishing campaigns to share emoji passwords.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The states pressing the suits, including California and New Jersey, say the companies deceived consumers about the risks posed by fossil fuels.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Given the sensitivity of the LiDAR to performance to temperature, Komatsu engineered specialized thermal management solutions to address a wide operating range (-50 °C - +65 °C).—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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This reactor stands out because its sophisticated solar absorber is carefully engineered to retain as much heat as possible while reducing losses.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The company in 2020 pleaded guilty to distributing adulterated ice-cream products and agreed to pay a fine over the outbreak.—
Dylan Tokar,
WSJ,
2 Feb. 2023
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And while most of those overdoses involved the illicit synthetic opioid fentanyl, experts say that an adulterated and contaminated drug supply is also leading to deaths.—
Nadia Kounang,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2022
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Thorne also addressed the ongoing crisis in UK TV drama funding, backing calls for a streamer levy and government help to kickstart the industry.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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That’s a lot of risk factors for one system, most that cannot be addressed in a simple way.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Jenks is taking part in a private memorabilia-signing event arranged by PastPros.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Reservations must be arranged through the concierge a minimum of 48-hours in advance.—
Carrie Coolidge,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Manipulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manipulated. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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