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as in manipulates
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
maneuvered the conversation so as to avoid the touchy subject of her divorce
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as in negotiates
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
successfully maneuvered a way to get him to ask her to the dance
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as in attacks
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as in subterfuges
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvers
Verb
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The administration will need to both formulate a comprehensive endgame for the war that addresses these core issues and craft a diplomatic strategy for getting there.—
Samuel Charap,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024 -
This approach addresses key issues, making all-solid-state LMBs more viable for high-performance applications.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The robot is backed by advanced control algorithms that enable it to plan complex whole-body movements while accounting for the environment.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 2024
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In 1976, women in the United States were opening bookstores left and right and starting newspapers, magazines, and journals to publish writing and thinking about the growing feminist and lesbian movements.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The trick is that those outfits will be repurposed for next year’s pantomime season for one of the other pantos Harrison manages.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
7 Dec. 2024
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Ruth manages to solve that only for Remy and Mike to start fist fighting among the barrels and against the tanker, and then Gary (Meegwun Fairbrother) shows up just as Ruth gets a critical call about her husband’s medical condition.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
7 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Bye Bye Dark Spots Concealer + Serum actively treats discoloration with 2% niacinamide and helps brighten the look of dark circles, thanks to caffeine.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
23 Dec. 2024
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That's the way society treats you.—
Janine Rubenstein,
People.com,
13 Dec. 2024
Verb
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This round comes at a key moment for the city’s urban core where, with a budget around $7 million, the Downtown Sacramento Partnership arranges security and cleaning services, pursues economic development efforts and funds homeless outreach, among other things.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Jan. 2025
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So whenever a guest books a room, the concierge team arranges a call to learn what a visitor wants from their vacation.—
Noah Lederman,
Robb Report,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The combination of IoT and AI enables connected devices to collect, analyze and act on data in real-time.—
Rahul Saluja,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Health insurers, too, are increasingly paying to address social determinants of health beyond hospitalizations, physician services, prescription drugs and medical devices.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Federal election rules allow candidates’ campaigns to foot the bill for travel and security expenses that are connected to their official or campaign duties.—
Laura Gersony,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Through partner marketing involves using a partner’s assets or channels to run campaigns that generate shared opportunities.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Get past the contrivances, and the comedy has some perceptive observations about the way grief and secrets can color a relationship, plus some very trenchant commentary about the sorry state of the Los Angeles real estate market.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Dec. 2024
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In such an instance, the loosey-goosey facets might allow for a great deal of confusion, finger-pointing, and slippery contrivances.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
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“Maneuvers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuvers. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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