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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
Kate Rooney,alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Filings show Heather Turnbull, managing partner of Rubin, Turnbull & Associates, one of the state’s most influential lobbying firms, lobbied against the hospital district proposal in 2025.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
England coach Brendon McCullum and managing director Rob Key look likely to stay in their roles until at least after the T20 World Cup, which begins next month.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Unlike recent months, the data suggested clients weren’t moving aggressively into or out of tech, according to Chris Larkin, managing director of trading and investing.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
Keep rooms clean longer with regular cleaning and managing clutter and unused items.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Claudine Ebeid is the executive producer of Atlantic audio, and Andrea Valdez is our managing editor.
—Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
According to Andrew Humberstone, managing director of Nissan Oceania, the project represents an important step forward in the use of end-of-life EV batteries.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
Lululemon is hurting because of growing competition, a softening market for athleisure, and clothing that looks dated, said Neil Saunders, managing director and retail analyst at GlobalData.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
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.
—Noun
But the crowd had largely moved onto other names by Tuesday, which isn't surprising given it wasn't previously an attention-grabbing stock for this group, said Ivan Ćosović, managing director at Breakout Point.
—Verb
Her mother accompanied her to appointments, managing logistics and providing emotional support.
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The language of manifesting your dreams into reality might sound nonsensical or contrived, but to JOP, his magical thinking became his saving grace.—
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The concealer is available in 24 shades, with savings of up to 58 percent.—
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
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With 40 grind settings and a 300 gram bean hopper, this electric grinder is capable of handling grinding for larger batches.—
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Hospitals also can bill patients’ insurance for services provided by residents, though not for the time that established doctors spend supervising them.—
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Moench served as a staff writer on Season 1 of Apple TV’s Severance and was upped to supervising producer for Season 2.—
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Worrying about finding a bathroom, coping with abdominal pain, and apprehension about symptoms starting or coming back all cause stress.—
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The theme is an evolution of Glimmers, a macro trend from WGSN’s Future Consumer 2026 forecast that examines the coping tool for consumers as the world faces multiple crises.—
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Rousseau is a notoriously controlling and meticulous leader, obsessed with optics and strict about the physical fitness of his members.—
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Yet another was a forum for people who, like me, had left a highly controlling religious denomination.—
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On top of that, Petek wrote that over the last four years the governor and Legislature had plugged $125 billion in budget holes largely without addressing the structural differences between spending and revenue which have led budget deficits to grow over time.—
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Focusing on a single shelf, one drawer, or even just your workout leggings feels a lot simpler than addressing the entire closet.—
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Dylan Clark will produce for Dylan Clark Productions (The Batman, The Penguin), with Brian Williams overseeing the project for the company.—
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Eddings had been promoted to superintendent, overseeing the Paid Detail and Court Units, in 2019.—
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Upon doing some research for more formal choices to match the nickname, the mom came across Margaret, which had a connection to her husband's grandmother.—
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No New Yorker should have to fear losing access to health care -- and no nurse should be asked to accept less pay, fewer benefits or less dignity for doing lifesaving work.—
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“Managing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/managing. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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