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as in to exploit
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 to manage
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 to negotiate
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 manipulate
The price that millions of Americans covered by private insurance pay for drugs is even harder for the agency to manipulate.
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Arkansas Online, 13 May 2025
These messages – often bankrolled by special interests – are designed to influence us, change our opinion, manipulate or divide us.
—Slaine, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
While that may dash the hopes of some, the experiment opens a new window into how elements are formed and how electromagnetic fields can manipulate atomic nuclei.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Football programs and coaches, like NFL retiree and Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, exploit, mobilize, and manipulate this relationship during recruiting.
—Essence, 9 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 13 May 2025
These messages – often bankrolled by special interests – are designed to influence us, change our opinion, manipulate or divide us.
—Slaine, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
While that may dash the hopes of some, the experiment opens a new window into how elements are formed and how electromagnetic fields can manipulate atomic nuclei.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Football programs and coaches, like NFL retiree and Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, exploit, mobilize, and manipulate this relationship during recruiting.
—Essence, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manipulate
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By exploiting Bitcoin arbitrage opportunities, such as price differences between Japan and the U.S., Alameda generated daily profits up to $1 million.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Airlines are making a ridiculous amount of money by selling you the promise of avoiding a middle seat or exploiting your separation anxiety or your claustrophobia.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Deacon said Slimane, who left the creative helm of Celine last year, has managed his career with aplomb, pursuing his interests in design and photography, and working to his own timetable.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Cortini has managed to distil his passion into the sonic signature of these unique IEMs.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Trump signed an executive order on Monday encouraging linking the cost of prescription drugs to what's paid in other nations where drug prices are negotiated by their government and tend to be much lower.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Last time, a major obstacle was the prohibition on Medicare negotiating drug prices.—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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That hasn’t stopped Liverpool using him to distract and deceive opponents when free kicks are won, however.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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She was also found guilty of deceiving other officials about the man's identity.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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So, figuring out how to handle undoing was the first challenge.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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The company heavily invested in AI to handle customer service inquiries, process transactions, and optimize its operations.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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But the large open kitchen that takes up most of the room is the same—with cooks’ stations encircling a central vent that’s dramatically cantilevered, like the funnel of a cruise ship—as is the seating, much of it arranged around a sweeping U-shaped counter.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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Gaps in its provenance, especially around World War II, resulted in the im Kinsky auction house working to arrange a settlement between the consignor, a private Austrian citizen, and the heirs of the Lieser family for a share of the sale.—
Karen K. Ho for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
2 May 2025
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The plan gets more complicated than that and addresses other issues, but the main point is that the Republican proposal is a dramatic improvement over the current system.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
10 May 2025
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The rising number of mental health issues is not surprising since anxiety-inducing factors in our society have not been reduced or addressed.—
Slaine,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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Imola’s considerable power comes from the 6-liter twin-turbo V12 engineered and built in collaboration with the naughty schoolboys of Affalterbach, Mercedes-AMG.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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While studying economics at IIE MSA in Johannesburg, Tems taught herself to produce and engineer her own music through YouTube tutorials.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
14 May 2025
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“Manipulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manipulate. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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