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Recent Examples of manipulation
And with that comes deceit and manipulation.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
The film chronicles the months of manipulation and deceit leading up to Parker committing the crime.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
The company claims that Qwen-RobotManip, its robotic manipulation model, was trained on more than 38,000 hours of open-source data covering object handling and interaction tasks.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
The victim came forward to police last December, telling them Herbert gave him gifts, money, and other incentives as part of his manipulation tactics.
—Aunya Butler, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Silence, fear, shame and manipulation keep too many children trapped.
—Lauren Book, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
In a ruling on Friday, June 12, Judge Katherine Polk Failla threw out the bulk of musician Dawn Richard’s claims of emotional abuse and manipulation because the statutes of limitations had expired.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Senator Elizabeth Warren called it market manipulation.
—Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The relevant machinery is REMIT — the EU’s Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency, the rulebook for spotting and punishing manipulation in energy markets.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
The film chronicles the months of manipulation and deceit leading up to Parker committing the crime.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
The company claims that Qwen-RobotManip, its robotic manipulation model, was trained on more than 38,000 hours of open-source data covering object handling and interaction tasks.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
The victim came forward to police last December, telling them Herbert gave him gifts, money, and other incentives as part of his manipulation tactics.
—Aunya Butler, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Silence, fear, shame and manipulation keep too many children trapped.
—Lauren Book, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
In a ruling on Friday, June 12, Judge Katherine Polk Failla threw out the bulk of musician Dawn Richard’s claims of emotional abuse and manipulation because the statutes of limitations had expired.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Senator Elizabeth Warren called it market manipulation.
—Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The relevant machinery is REMIT — the EU’s Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency, the rulebook for spotting and punishing manipulation in energy markets.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manipulation
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Team partners Chase Selman, Brett De Bord and Eric De Bord will continue operation of the team, which began an engineering alliance and partnership earlier this season with Juncos Hollinger Racing.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The bomber, which boasts more than a kilogram of cashmere and thoughtful engineering in the construction and cuffs, goes for 1,495 euros.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
13 June 2026
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Effective treatment of obesity could have far-reaching consequences that extend beyond just weight management, affecting metabolic parameters such as heart disease and even cancer.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Earlier this week, CNBC reported that more than 100 current and former SpaceX employees with combined assets between $1 billion and $5 billion created a group to negotiate lower-than-standard fees with wealth management firms.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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Local leaders are pointing to FIFA’s handling of entry into Arrowhead Stadium as the cause of bumper-to-bumper traffic and long lines to get into the city’s World Cup debut on Tuesday.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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And Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza has hurt his legacy even in the Democratic mainstream.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Both were thrown onto the roadway as the carriage continued out of control.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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According to the charges, the ATF was conducting a firearms trafficking task force operation on June 9 in Country Club Hills.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Christian Gutierrez, senior vice president of Hivemind at Shield AI, said mission autonomy will play a central role in future airpower operations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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View in new tab In 2015, then-President Barack Obama’s administration negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, which was signed by Iran, the United States, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Bill 808 creates a seven-member board overseeing the program, consisting of leaders chosen by the state treasurer, a leader from the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, and leaders with experience in retirement savings plan administration.—
Madeline Luebkert,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The problem was that plenty of officials from both the government and national association wanted in on the glory, piggy-backing on the team for a jolly trip to the World Cup.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Challenge ahead Jackson’s victory was powered by a coalition of suburban and exurban Republicans attracted to his promise to run government like a business.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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All of these machinations have been so alive in my head for so long.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
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Should Wiggins opt into the final season on his contract, he then could be subbed in for Herro in the machinations of a Giannis deal.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Manipulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manipulation. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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