as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
they're looking for someone to administrate the new division
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Recent Examples of administrate
Most of that increase was driven by huge increases among Trump voters, 93 percent of whom said the elections were run and administrated somewhat or very well, compared with 21 percent who said so four years ago.
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Monica Potts, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
That change in approach would have ramifications for Medicaid, which is administrated by states and provides health insurance to low-income people.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
Broncos Age: 29 Ht: 6-2 Wt: 236 An instinctive player, Jewell has the football IQ to administrate the defense, make calls and get others lined up.
—Randy Mueller, The Athletic, 12 Apr. 2024
The emergency room staff administrated several rounds of epinephrine, three rounds of Narcan and CPR.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
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Monica Potts, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
That change in approach would have ramifications for Medicaid, which is administrated by states and provides health insurance to low-income people.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
Broncos Age: 29 Ht: 6-2 Wt: 236 An instinctive player, Jewell has the football IQ to administrate the defense, make calls and get others lined up.
—Randy Mueller, The Athletic, 12 Apr. 2024
The emergency room staff administrated several rounds of epinephrine, three rounds of Narcan and CPR.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrate
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He was transferred to Hospice Austin's Christopher House, where his nausea and pain are being managed.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The rookie managed to escape unscathed, however, striking out Ty France and forcing Vazquez into an inning-ending double play.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
29 July 2025
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Creator Matt Groening was joined by Cohen, as well as executive producers Claudia Katz and Ken Keeler, supervising director Peter Avanzino, and Futurama stars Billy West (Fry, the Professor, Zoidberg), Lauren Tom (Amy), Phil LaMarr (Hermes), David Herman (Scruffy) and Maurice LaMarche (Kif).—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
26 July 2025
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Under the new rules, the cultivation of medical cannabis will be supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, while processing, export, licensing, registration, and authorization for sale will fall under the oversight of the Ministry of Health.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Wright oversaw every detail within Cedar Rock, right down to the cups and plates that graced the dinner table.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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Local health officials will also oversee the process to verify that the lead work done in MPS schools is up to standards, Weber said.—
Alison Dirr,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
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The technical architecture operates on a zero-trust principle, storing all privileged credentials in secure digital vaults and releasing them only momentarily to verified users or systems.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The aircraft carrier is currently operating in the Timor Sea as part of the multinational Talisman Sabre 25 exercise organized by Australia and the U.S., per USNI News.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The crypto law, known in the chambers as Bill No. 247, is a renewed and more robust legislative effort to regulate cryptoassets in Panama, introduced in 2025 by Alternate Deputy Solís.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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At some point, perhaps, Congress might even craft legislation that gives more direct guidance on how the EPA should regulate greenhouse gases.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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The next court hearing, Dugan said, could be handled over Zoom.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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Workloads involving long-running or compute-intensive tasks can be more efficiently handled using containerized or server-based deployments.—
Jagadish Gokavarapu,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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However, there's a significant difference between containing and controlling a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The top three contributors to hydroplaning are: Vehicle speed - When a vehicle's speed increases, the tire-traction grip and ability to control the vehicle decreases.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Aug. 2025
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The analysis, conducted by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), looked into 156 incidents of waste, fraud, and abuse reported by partner organizations between October 2023 and May 2025.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Some data analysis in this chart was conducted using AI.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Administrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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