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as in handling
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
as usual, she managed the crisis with a minimum of fuss
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as in supervising
to look after and make decisions about
managed a household and a business simultaneously
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as in coping
to meet one's day-to-day needs
it'll be hard for a few weeks, but we'll manage
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Recent Examples of managing
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
The joint company, officially launching in January 2026, will be led by executives Mona Qureshi and Tanya Qureshi, who have been appointed co-managing directors of international.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Frank Sixt, the co-managing director of CK Hutchison, said during the port operator’s earnings call on Thursday that the deal’s size and complexity would prevent it from closing in 2025, even if binding agreements were already agreed upon.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Scharf is co-managing partner of New York law firm Morrison Cohen.
—Y. David Scharf, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Ashley Llorens, corporate vice president and managing director at Microsoft Research, said robotics has historically lagged behind progress in language and vision AI.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
The theater is not shutting down permanently, artistic director Christina Baldwin and managing director Rachel Murch-D’Olimpio said in a joint statement.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2026
Wilson has singled out the continuing presence of Advent managing partner David Mussafer, who is Lululemon’s lead independent director, and Lululemon chair Marti Morfitt, as making any settlement deal impossible, those people said.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Just ask Nick Fulton, managing partner of USA Pawn Stores of Mississippi.
—Aly J Yale, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ozan Özkural, founder and managing partner at Tanto Capital, said Trump’s latest tariff threats should not have been unexpected, warning of a broad impact for European sectors.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Melissa Worth, a former New Balance executive, has joined Abercrombie & Fitch as executive vice president and managing director for the Americas.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
Niklas Engstrøm is the artistic director of the Copenhagen doc fest, while Katrine Kiilgaard serves as the managing director.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Tina Olson, a managing attorney with the Juvenile Lifer Unit in the State Appellate Defender Office, says the decision doesn't minimize the crimes committed – or the victims impacted – but instead ensures defendants are given fair punishments.
—Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Having spent a lifetime managing the intersection of technology, leadership, and industrial scale, Molinaroli argues that the next decade of growth will be fuelled by investing in people.
—Connie Etemadi, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
Abrahamson joined the Idaho American Legion and started managing its finances in August 2017.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
Currently, the solution to managing all this heat is water, which serves as a coolant at data centers.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
His approach to managing diabetes has actually helped his approach to parenting, too.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 11 Nov. 2025
Those underwriters, like managing general underwriters, act as intermediaries between insurance carriers, such as Hadron, and brokers or agents.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
According to Gilles Renouard, co-managing director of Unifrance, the event remains deliberately focused on servicing long-term partners.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
The joint company, officially launching in January 2026, will be led by executives Mona Qureshi and Tanya Qureshi, who have been appointed co-managing directors of international.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Frank Sixt, the co-managing director of CK Hutchison, said during the port operator’s earnings call on Thursday that the deal’s size and complexity would prevent it from closing in 2025, even if binding agreements were already agreed upon.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Scharf is co-managing partner of New York law firm Morrison Cohen.
—Y. David Scharf, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
Claudine Ebeid is the executive producer of Atlantic audio, and Andrea Valdez is our managing editor.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Ashley Llorens, corporate vice president and managing director at Microsoft Research, said robotics has historically lagged behind progress in language and vision AI.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
The theater is not shutting down permanently, artistic director Christina Baldwin and managing director Rachel Murch-D’Olimpio said in a joint statement.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2026
Wilson has singled out the continuing presence of Advent managing partner David Mussafer, who is Lululemon’s lead independent director, and Lululemon chair Marti Morfitt, as making any settlement deal impossible, those people said.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Just ask Nick Fulton, managing partner of USA Pawn Stores of Mississippi.
—Aly J Yale, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ozan Özkural, founder and managing partner at Tanto Capital, said Trump’s latest tariff threats should not have been unexpected, warning of a broad impact for European sectors.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Melissa Worth, a former New Balance executive, has joined Abercrombie & Fitch as executive vice president and managing director for the Americas.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
Niklas Engstrøm is the artistic director of the Copenhagen doc fest, while Katrine Kiilgaard serves as the managing director.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
Her mother accompanied her to appointments, managing logistics and providing emotional support.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Tina Olson, a managing attorney with the Juvenile Lifer Unit in the State Appellate Defender Office, says the decision doesn't minimize the crimes committed – or the victims impacted – but instead ensures defendants are given fair punishments.
—Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Having spent a lifetime managing the intersection of technology, leadership, and industrial scale, Molinaroli argues that the next decade of growth will be fuelled by investing in people.
—Connie Etemadi, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
Abrahamson joined the Idaho American Legion and started managing its finances in August 2017.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
Currently, the solution to managing all this heat is water, which serves as a coolant at data centers.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
His approach to managing diabetes has actually helped his approach to parenting, too.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 11 Nov. 2025
Those underwriters, like managing general underwriters, act as intermediaries between insurance carriers, such as Hadron, and brokers or agents.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for managing
Noun
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The mitigation is to disable automative media saving.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Routine Pap smears are life-saving.—
Essence,
Essence,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Federal investigators in Guam believed the devices held evidence that would help prove individuals handling the island’s Covid unemployment assistance program were part of a plot to steal funds.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Set on nearly an acre of land, the compound commands more than 150 linear feet of ocean frontage—more than any other home in Lanikai, according to List Sotheby’s International Realty, which is handling the listing.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Trump is set to chair the Board of Peace, which will be tasked with supervising postwar restoration efforts in Gaza as part of the second phase of the president’s 20-point peace plan.—
Sophie Brams,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2026
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Parents supervising their teen’s account will now be able to set a time limit on Shorts, ranging from two hours to zero minutes.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Inside athletic departments across the country, executives are coping with financial impacts driven by the death of amateurism in high-level college sports.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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Hey, if getting railed by a hot patient is McKay’s coping mechanism, more power to her.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Rousseau is a notoriously controlling and meticulous leader, obsessed with optics and strict about the physical fitness of his members.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
15 Dec. 2025
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Yet another was a forum for people who, like me, had left a highly controlling religious denomination.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Not long ago, California took a baby step toward addressing this rampant decay.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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These two behaviors suggest that dolphins are capable of addressing or labeling specific individuals.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Mayor Eric Genrich laid blame for Pretti’s death on the federal officials overseeing the controversial deployment of federal agents to the Twin Cities.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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In May, as part of a larger executive reorganization, Matt Severson was named executive vice president of academy collection and preservation, overseeing all archival, preservation, registration, conservation and cataloging work of the library, archive and Academy Museum.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In doing so, something incredible is revealed — the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower will coincide with a total solar eclipse.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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In a telephone call on Saturday, Hennessey estimated that 50 of the paper’s 200 journalists are covering the story daily, doing everything from tracking protests and monitoring immigration enforcement action to covering the significant business impact on the city.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Managing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/managing. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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