1
as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
the principal administers discipline fairly when students break the rules
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2
as in to enforce
to carry out effectively
local officials should see that the fair housing laws are rigorously administered
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3
as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
the lieutenant governor administers the affairs of the state in the absence of the governor
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Recent Examples of administer
Leavitt said federal Title I and funding for students with disabilities ‒ as well as Pell Grants and student loans that help students pay for college ‒ will still be administered by the department under the order.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Katy, a 32-year-old mother of a 15-month-old in Texas, requested that her daughter be given the second dose early because of the outbreak in Texas and upcoming travel plans; her pediatrician obliged, administering the second dose years early.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
The median cost of a flood insurance policy nationwide was $930, including fees, as of Jan. 21, 2025, according to FEMA, which administers the program.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
This poll was administered among a random sample of 5,876 adults with a margin of sampling error of +/- 2 percentage points.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Katy, a 32-year-old mother of a 15-month-old in Texas, requested that her daughter be given the second dose early because of the outbreak in Texas and upcoming travel plans; her pediatrician obliged, administering the second dose years early.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
The median cost of a flood insurance policy nationwide was $930, including fees, as of Jan. 21, 2025, according to FEMA, which administers the program.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
This poll was administered among a random sample of 5,876 adults with a margin of sampling error of +/- 2 percentage points.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administer
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Zoom out: The Education Department — created by President Carter in 1979 — distributes financial aid and grants for schools across the country.—
Axios,
Axios,
22 Mar. 2025
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Despite being distributed by Prime Video, the show is 100% independently owned and operated.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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Broadband lobby groups fear that many states will enact such requirements after New York won a multiyear court battle to enforce its law.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2025
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In this instance, Boasberg ruled against the president's ability to enforce the nation's immigration laws.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Anybody who has spent time in an IT organization knows how messy and complex managing a large-scale storage environment can be (which drives up costs).—
Matt Kimball,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The dispatchers managed to keep the caller and her brother calm while directing firefighters to a streetcorner that had easy access to the wooded area for one fire company to walk in through.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Four hour-long episodes turn out to be an awfully long way to go for the suggestion that the truth can be murky — especially when the next four go ahead and dispense with that ambiguity entirely.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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This way, organizations can dispense with the blame game altogether.—
Liz Kislik,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Soweto Uprising On June 16th, 1976, students in Soweto, South Africa led a protest to oppose the apartheid government’s plans to implement the Afrikaans language in schools for Black students.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Regulators can implement rules to improve content moderation and mandate transparency by social media platforms.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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By strictly supervising the pasteurization process, Evangelina ensured that no infants would die due to tainted milk supplies.—
Laura Gómez,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2025
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Among the film’s interviewees are two former nuns at the school and the abbot who supervised several of the priests accused of rape and murder.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
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This analysis provides a useful framework for identifying where basketball demand may be strongest and where opportunities for future growth could emerge.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Three Point Capital provided the loan on the New Mexico Tax Credit. Martindale is represented by Gersh, Peikoff Mahan and Wolf Kasteler.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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So much life happened in that station, said Jeana Johnson, who oversees museums in Sedgwick County.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2025
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Marks oversaw the agency’s rapid review and approval of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments during the height of the pandemic.—
Michael Casey and Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Administer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administer. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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