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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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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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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
Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Philip Martin, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
In some cases, CBS News ran images through AI detection tools, which can be inconsistent or inaccurate but can still help flag possibly manipulated content.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
And that is where they can be manipulated.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
International election watchdogs, including the United States, say Maduro manipulated the ballot results in order to steal a third term in office and continue his dictatorial reign.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 3 Jan. 2026
Beyond the doubts and confusion, many Venezuelans also felt deep relief at the news of the ousting of Maduro — whose government watchdog groups and independent monitors manipulated the 2024 presidential election to secure victory.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
They can be manipulated through prompt engineering to produce dangerous step-by-step guides that look clean and confident.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
This posthumous exhibit focuses on those images, often manipulated with a finger before the chemicals set, placing them amid sculptures and paintings recently gifted to the museum by the artist’s estate.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Even among some voters who were sincerely uncomfortable with Mamdani’s past rhetoric, many rationalized that an authentic Democrat with a pulse was still better than someone who might be manipulated from afar.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Mazzola, 43, also allegedly participated in an armed robbery to steal a manipulated shuffling machine.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Freedom from fear mattered because frightened societies are easily manipulated.
—Philip Martin, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
In some cases, CBS News ran images through AI detection tools, which can be inconsistent or inaccurate but can still help flag possibly manipulated content.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
And that is where they can be manipulated.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
International election watchdogs, including the United States, say Maduro manipulated the ballot results in order to steal a third term in office and continue his dictatorial reign.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 3 Jan. 2026
Beyond the doubts and confusion, many Venezuelans also felt deep relief at the news of the ousting of Maduro — whose government watchdog groups and independent monitors manipulated the 2024 presidential election to secure victory.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
They can be manipulated through prompt engineering to produce dangerous step-by-step guides that look clean and confident.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
This posthumous exhibit focuses on those images, often manipulated with a finger before the chemicals set, placing them amid sculptures and paintings recently gifted to the museum by the artist’s estate.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Even among some voters who were sincerely uncomfortable with Mamdani’s past rhetoric, many rationalized that an authentic Democrat with a pulse was still better than someone who might be manipulated from afar.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manipulated
Adjective
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Without much public debate or planning, these semi-engineered levees took on a critical and unintended role.—
Farshid Vahedifard,
The Conversation,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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All three of his passing touchdowns exploited either a safety or linebacker, per Next Gen Stats.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Not as freaks to be studied from afar, mimicked, and exploited for other people’s creative whims or amusement, but as complex and whole parts of the world worth exploring and celebrating.—
Sarah Kurchak,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Even amid some clunky exposition, Welcome to Derry has at least managed to offer compelling horror set pieces to keep heart rates up.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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In Week 5, Matthew Stafford passed for 389 yards and three touchdowns, but the Rams converted on only four of 10 third downs, and after taking a 17-7 lead into halftime, managed only nine points in the final two quarters and overtime.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Reyes defended the compensation, saying it was negotiated in good faith.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Cheaters deal was negotiated by David Buoymaster on behalf of Radial Entertainment, with Matthew Helderman advising Goldstein Pictures Corporation.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
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
Verb
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Your husband claims not to have known the weekend arrangements in advance, claiming you were both deceived — not only by his old friends, but by their wives, and by the single female neighbor.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The agency’s lawsuit asserts Instacart deceived consumers with false advertising, failure to provide refunds and unlawful subscription enrollment processes.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
19 Dec. 2025
Verb
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One of them calls out the district for gross negligence for how the situation was handled.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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King handled the situation well, but even such a pro couldn't help but crack a smile at that remark.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The goal is to move all the disks to the last pole with them arranged in the same order—but each disk may only be placed on a larger disk, never on a smaller one.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
10 Jan. 2026
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The following month, Acebedo-Garcia arranged the details for the first shipment — 293 kilos.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Manipulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manipulated. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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