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manage
verb as in be in charge, control
Strongest matches
administer, conduct, dominate, govern, guide, handle, maintain, operate, oversee, regulate, run, supervise, take care of, take over, train, use
Strong matches
advocate, boss, captain, command, concert, counsel, designate, direct, disburse, engineer, execute, head, influence, instruct, manipulate, minister, officiate, pilot, ply, preside, request, rule, steer, superintend, watch, wield
Weak matches
call the shots, call upon, care for, carry on, engage in, hold down, run the show, take the helm, watch over
verb as in accomplish
Strong matches
arrange, con, contrive, cook, doctor, effect, engineer, execute, finagle, fix, jockey, plant, rig, scam, succeed, swing, upstage, wangle
Weak matches
bring about, bring off, cope with, play games, pull strings, push around, put one over
Example Sentences
How do we manage regret — especially when the margin for error feels smaller in retirement?
Researchers at the University of Sydney have revealed a brainstem network that manages pain differently depending on where it occurs in the body.
Some groan-inducing puns aside, Rushdie’s comic touches are deftly managed, appearing as sharp satirical swipes or witty repartee.
Perhaps he’s managed to convince himself, and his girl, that things will get better.
"Over the last six to eight years every property in the county borough has had an enforcement visit, so that's over 32,000 homes," said Andrew Long, who manages the council's frontline enforcement services.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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