1
as in to handle
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
as usual, she managed the crisis with a minimum of fuss
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2
as in to supervise
to look after and make decisions about
managed a household and a business simultaneously
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as in to cope
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 manage
But after a delicate dance of courting both quarterbacks, USC pivoted to Longstreet and managed to flip him from the Aggies.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Why Experts Usually Recommend the Mediterranean Diet While both diets may help manage weight and blood pressure, experts usually recommend the Mediterranean diet over the keto diet.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
Still, a win for European regulators could draw support for its original, stricter approach to managing AI at a time when its trajectory is in flux.
—semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The Riverhouse hospitality event empire was started in 2007 when three managing partners built Riverhouse at Goodspeed Station and soon added Society Room of Hartford, formerly an Irish pub in Hartford.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
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Perception is handled through a dual-lidar setup consisting of Halo and Sentinel systems.—
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Questions regarding vehicle maintenance and specifications are handled by the City of Chicago's Fleet & Facility Management department, which manages all municipal equipment.—
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Taking calcium and vitamin D together is generally safe and helps support bone health when supervised by a doctor.—
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He will be supervised for five years, in line with his six-year 2023 sentence.—
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While stars and filmmakers this season tried to cope candidly with questioners, their impact was nonetheless inhibited by the rigors of Oscar rules.—
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While his Altadena home survived, Mark Franco continues to cope with living in a neighborhood forever changed by the Eaton Fire.—
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An onboard synthesizer manipulates a small set of core sounds to mimic everything from the roar of a jet plane to the flushing of a toilet through a little speaker in the Brick.—
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In some cases, CBS News ran images through AI detection tools, which can be inconsistent or inaccurate but can still help flag possibly manipulated content.—
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Officials said Bovino, who has overseen several controversial immigration operations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte and New Orleans, said he is expected to lead enforcement efforts in Minnesota as well.—
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Andreas Wiseman, Executive Editor of International and Strategy, and Anthony D’Alessandro, Editorial Director, along with Justin Kroll, Deadline’s Film Editor, will continue in their roles overseeing the news site’s prominent film coverage.—
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By the end of this eerily melodic, strangely beautiful song about doing nothing, Tyler dreams wistfully of loitering in a parking lot.—
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That’s one of the most beautiful things about doing the play right now, that there are so many people coming who have never been to a play before, especially young people.—
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The measures, which had been agreed to in writing in mid-November 2023, were intended to address Lively’s concerns about on-set conduct and safety.—
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This trend is not about a specific feature but a broad approach to bath design that addresses individual wellness.—
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Wirtz would be the most likely candidate to partner Szoboszlai in the No 10 positions, with Ekitike or Gakpo operating from the left.—
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But their fragile coexistence collapsed once the Red Command, blocked from Bolivia, turned to Peru and built a cocaine trade that operates almost entirely within Brazil.—
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“Manage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manage. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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