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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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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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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
Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
By the end of the episode, Isaac is dead, Nibs has had part of her memory wiped, and Slightly has been manipulated by Morrow into letting one of the face-huggers turn Arthur into a Xenomorph incubator.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Cyrus was quick to defend herself, implying her words had been manipulated by the Times.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Many, if not most, companies use and rely on cloud services, vendors and other external partners to manage their data and operations leaving customers’ data vulnerable when their employees are manipulated through social engineering.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Pro-slavery Southerners also manipulated the electoral system to make one-party rule permanent.
—Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Directed and written by Timo Vuorensola (Iron Sky), Altered is described as a high-concept tale of identity, survival, and betrayal in a near-future world where human memories and personalities can be manipulated and stolen.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Mizuhara, who manipulated Ohtani’s bank records and illegally used Ohtani’s credit cards, was also ordered to pay nearly $17 million in restitution to Ohtani.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2025
There are four off days before the end of the season, but those can only be manipulated so much.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Trump claimed without evidence that McEntarfer had manipulated statistics for political reasons.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
By the end of the episode, Isaac is dead, Nibs has had part of her memory wiped, and Slightly has been manipulated by Morrow into letting one of the face-huggers turn Arthur into a Xenomorph incubator.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Cyrus was quick to defend herself, implying her words had been manipulated by the Times.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Many, if not most, companies use and rely on cloud services, vendors and other external partners to manage their data and operations leaving customers’ data vulnerable when their employees are manipulated through social engineering.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Pro-slavery Southerners also manipulated the electoral system to make one-party rule permanent.
—Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Directed and written by Timo Vuorensola (Iron Sky), Altered is described as a high-concept tale of identity, survival, and betrayal in a near-future world where human memories and personalities can be manipulated and stolen.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Mizuhara, who manipulated Ohtani’s bank records and illegally used Ohtani’s credit cards, was also ordered to pay nearly $17 million in restitution to Ohtani.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2025
There are four off days before the end of the season, but those can only be manipulated so much.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manipulated
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Vulnerabilities in those systems have been exploited in high-profile attacks across DeFi.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Jeffrey Breinholt, an architect of the material support statutes who spent three decades as a federal terrorism prosecutor, defends the laws as crucial to closing loopholes that were exploited by foreign militant groups and their domestic sympathizers.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Autumn Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 16 hours.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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With head coach Dean Smith suspended (yellow card accumulation), associate head coach Miles Joseph managed Charlotte to its fifth clean sheet in six games.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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Also in the package, which was negotiated behind closed doors during the final days of the 9-month legislative session, were deals to replenish the state wildfire fund and create a regional electric grid for western states to trade excess energy.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bay Area state senators Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin had negotiated a $750 million loan for transit into this year’s budget, meant to avoid service cuts until voters authorize a potential regional sales tax measure in November 2026 that could provide longterm replacement for farebox revenue.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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There is some relief on the way, but do not be deceived.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Boeing previously admitted that two of its 737 MAX flight technical pilots deceived the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft evaluation group about an aircraft part known as MCAS that affected the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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What sets Leviyev apart from her competitors is the fact that each treatment is handled with utmost compassion, precision, and a belief that external beauty is a result of harmony between internal bodily functions.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hikaru Kondo, the movie’s general director, wrote the lyrics and the composition and arrangement were handled by the composers of the film’s soundtrack — the former by Go Shiina, the latter by Shiina and Sachiko Miyano.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Windows 11 Pro is engineered to work with your PC—not against it—so your system finally runs like the powerhouse it was built to be.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
14 Sep. 2025
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Marandi’s team engineered their OPO at the nanoscale on a chip.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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In short, the massive popularity of its original anime ‘80s run wasn’t matched by its merchandising, and that’s something that is now being belatedly addressed.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Following Morton’s video clip, the singer addressed her son’s claims in a public statement on her Instagram Stories.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Manipulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manipulated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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