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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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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
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
Mazzola, 43, also allegedly participated in an armed robbery to steal a manipulated shuffling machine.
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Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Nan Li,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
Predictive markets, like sports betting, can be manipulated.
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Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Others, however, who seek to position themselves in opposition, are deemed either manipulated, misguided, or acting on behalf of particular interests, and are therefore considered a matter for the government to address.
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Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Hayden Payne killed Martin Bischoff, placed his body in Matthew’s place, and manipulated DNA evidence through the Payne family to confirm the victim as Matthew.
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Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
18 June 2026
He’s been manipulated to believe that this is what’s necessary by his sister.
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Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
The people drawing the lines manipulated the system for partisan advantage.
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Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2026
Ironically then, the state’s efforts to verify the legitimacy of ballots lengthen the count, which then leads to allegations that the count is being manipulated.
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Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
In Andoni Iraola’s man-marking system, Senesi was front-footed and never afraid to follow centre-forwards all over the pitch, which is beneficial to counter pressing but can be manipulated by good teams.
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Jay Harris,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Adjective
What emerged was a startling portrait of manipulated devotion that culminated in Jeffs' 2006 arrest by the FBI.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
Mazzola, 43, also allegedly participated in an armed robbery to steal a manipulated shuffling machine.
—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
In April 2026, the New England Journal of Medicine retracted a paper after discovering that a clinical image had been manipulated with AI.
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Nan Li,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
Predictive markets, like sports betting, can be manipulated.
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Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Others, however, who seek to position themselves in opposition, are deemed either manipulated, misguided, or acting on behalf of particular interests, and are therefore considered a matter for the government to address.
—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Hayden Payne killed Martin Bischoff, placed his body in Matthew’s place, and manipulated DNA evidence through the Payne family to confirm the victim as Matthew.
—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
18 June 2026
He’s been manipulated to believe that this is what’s necessary by his sister.
—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
The people drawing the lines manipulated the system for partisan advantage.
—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2026
Ironically then, the state’s efforts to verify the legitimacy of ballots lengthen the count, which then leads to allegations that the count is being manipulated.
—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
In Andoni Iraola’s man-marking system, Senesi was front-footed and never afraid to follow centre-forwards all over the pitch, which is beneficial to counter pressing but can be manipulated by good teams.
—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manipulated
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Without much public debate or planning, these semi-engineered levees took on a critical and unintended role.
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The book is often about the ways in which wellness and self-care have become commodified and exploited — having to level up to buy things in order to feel good.
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Given Iran’s belief that they were exploited by colonial powers, Tehran sees this program as essential to its national identity and to achieving independence from foreign influence.
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Australia managed a whopping 14 touches in the opposing penalty box; Paraguay mustered six.
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Morocco managed a draw with Brazil in its group stage and was the surprise team of the 2022 World Cup, finishing fourth — the best-ever performance by an African team in a World Cup.
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As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a separate plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Some, like Santa Clarita, have come to the table and already negotiated a settlement.
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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.
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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.
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Some people in Israel say Netanyahu, in a way, deceived Trump.
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One is to emphasize Iago—the guileful, insinuating convincingness of this malicious supervillain, who works on Othello to the point where any reasonable man would be deceived and fooled and worked into a rage that can lead to such a catastrophe.
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The source familiar with the 2024 fire probe said city inspectors now have questions following this new blaze about how the company handled the recovery from the last incident.
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Your perceptive nature senses a family need, household issue, or emotional loose end that should be handled before bigger plans move forward.
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First class will see suites arranged in a 1-1-1 configuration across the cabin, each featuring an 80-inch flat bed and separate armchair, plus a full-length wardrobe.
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Written, composed, and arranged by K-indie singer-songwriter and producer Hyun-sang Ha, the pop-rock ballad was created with his friend, Minhyuk, in mind.
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“Manipulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manipulated. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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