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adjective

Definition of manipulatednext
as in engineered

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manipulated

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verb

past tense of manipulate
1
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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2
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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3
as in negotiated
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
Verb
In Season 4 of the Max comedy, Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels have manipulated their way into their respective dream jobs as host and head writer of a late-night talk show on network TV. — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025 This country is being manipulated by two people — and those too afraid to have the courage to oppose them. — Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manipulated
  1. exploited
  2. managed
  3. negotiated
  4. adulterated
  5. deceived
  6. engineered
  7. addressed
  8. arranged
Verb
  • His brother also had to pay about double what rent ought to cost as he was exploited.
    — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
  • His methods made impressive profits quickly, as overlapping technologies were dropped and economies of scale exploited.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of exploited
Verb
  • The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service.
    — CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The company intends to continue its normal operations throughout this process and has emphasized that there will be no changes to how customer data is stored, managed or protected.
    — Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of managed
Verb
  • The North America deal was negotiated between Rachel White, Vertical’s Manager of Acquisitions & Sales, and Daniel Diamond of Diamond Media, which is handling sales.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The deal was negotiated between Signature Entertainment’s Acquisitions & Development Executive Max Hart and DeskPop Entertainment’s Executive Vice President Mat Levy.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of negotiated
Adjective
  • The company in 2020 pleaded guilty to distributing adulterated ice-cream products and agreed to pay a fine over the outbreak.
    — Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2023
  • 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.
    — Nadia Kounang, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
Definition of adulterated
Verb
  • Cleveland also warned that users may fail to consider emoji strings to be actual passwords, and so could be deceived via phishing campaigns to share emoji passwords.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The states pressing the suits, including California and New Jersey, say the companies deceived consumers about the risks posed by fossil fuels.
    — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of deceived
Verb
  • Given the sensitivity of the LiDAR to performance to temperature, Komatsu engineered specialized thermal management solutions to address a wide operating range (-50 °C - +65 °C).
    — Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • This reactor stands out because its sophisticated solar absorber is carefully engineered to retain as much heat as possible while reducing losses.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of engineered
Verb
  • Thorne also addressed the ongoing crisis in UK TV drama funding, backing calls for a streamer levy and government help to kickstart the industry.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
  • That’s a lot of risk factors for one system, most that cannot be addressed in a simple way.
    — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of addressed
Verb
  • Jenks is taking part in a private memorabilia-signing event arranged by PastPros.
    — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Reservations must be arranged through the concierge a minimum of 48-hours in advance.
    — Carrie Coolidge, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of arranged

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