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as in manipulated
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 negotiated
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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Recent Examples of maneuvered
The Broncos head coach has a particular type of receiver — big — and has generally maneuvered his teams to draft and develop at the position.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Assad maneuvered the drone down.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The man maneuvered himself beneath the bridge, moving along support beams above active traffic.
—Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
People jostled across the steps as porters maneuvered carts and tourists paused for photos.
—Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Anže Kopitar and Adrian Kempe maneuvered the puck deftly low in the zone, moving the puck high to Artemi Panarin and allowing the defense to get involved.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Dishant, my Indian hair stylist, expertly maneuvered his round brush through my heavy locks, coiffing them to perfection.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Eric maneuvered his helicopter with all of those lives and souls to face the enemy and let his gunners eliminate the threat.
—Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
The gunman got into the driver’s seat and, with his gun in one hand, maneuvered the car to the intersection, Pizer said.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Assad maneuvered the drone down.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The man maneuvered himself beneath the bridge, moving along support beams above active traffic.
—Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
People jostled across the steps as porters maneuvered carts and tourists paused for photos.
—Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Anže Kopitar and Adrian Kempe maneuvered the puck deftly low in the zone, moving the puck high to Artemi Panarin and allowing the defense to get involved.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Dishant, my Indian hair stylist, expertly maneuvered his round brush through my heavy locks, coiffing them to perfection.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Eric maneuvered his helicopter with all of those lives and souls to face the enemy and let his gunners eliminate the threat.
—Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
The gunman got into the driver’s seat and, with his gun in one hand, maneuvered the car to the intersection, Pizer said.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvered
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The examples provided in the letter of events that could be easily manipulated by a single person included whether a kicker would miss a field goal, a quarterback’s first pass being incomplete or a receiver missing their first target.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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All the components of Ursa’s dishes are foraged or harvested in the desert and manipulated in surprising and experimental ways.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Verve Talent and Literary Agency’s Amy Beecroft negotiated the deal on behalf of Hideout with Vertical’s Tony Piantedosion.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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As someone whose boundaries could be negotiated away.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
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Josh Naylor added a two-run single for the Mariners, who managed only four hits in the first nine innings before getting three in the 10th off new Angels reliever Brent Suter (0-1).—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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But the couple managed to try again.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Private museum tours, sandal-making workshops, and boat trips to the nearby islands of Aegina and Kea (where another One&Only opens in 2024) can be arranged.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Uncollected Letters of Virginia Woolf, weighing in at a thousand pages and containing over 1,400 letters (additions to the 3,766 letters that were published in six volumes, edited by Nigel Nicolson and Joanne Trautmann, between 1975 and 1980), is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.—
Hermione Lee,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The construction was even handled by the fourth-generation Obayashi family, the same company who built the original structure nearly 90 years ago.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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One probe into Rabell’s welfare was handled by the adult protection program.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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To overcome these challenges, the researchers engineered a dedicated flight control board centered on an industrial-grade chip and integrated a dual inertial measurement unit system.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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Head coach Dusty May has engineered a remarkable turnaround for the Wolverines.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Alaniz Pineda addressed the court before receiving his sentence.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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Nehls has said his campaign complied with federal law and addressed inquiries into alleged behavior as political retribution.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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It’s familiarly plotted, sure, but efficiently acted.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Hodges plotted an aggressive offseason program for the two to take significant steps to playing with more confidence and understanding in 2026.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Maneuvered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuvered. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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