manages

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be in charge, control v.
accomplish v.
survive, get by v.

VERB

be in charge, control

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administer conduct dominate govern guide handle maintain operate oversee regulate run supervise take care of take over train use

STRONG

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

call the shots call upon care for carry on engage in hold down run the show take the helm watch over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

follow forget leave mismanage neglect obey serve surrender yield

STRONG

hurt ignore oppose

WEAK

bumble fail

VERB

accomplish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve carry out deal with work

STRONG

arrange con contrive cook doctor effect engineer execute finagle fix jockey plant rig scam succeed swing upstage wangle

WEAK

bring about bring off cope with play games pull strings push around put one over

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy disarrange disorder disorganize disturb fail forget ignore neglect unsettle

WEAK

bumble mismanage

VERB

survive, get by

Synonyms

STRONG

cope endure fare muddle shift stagger

WEAK

bear up carry on get along get on make do make out scrape by

Antonyms

WEAK

bumble fail mismanage

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manages

You can’t help but grin at Sessa’s hoot when his scrawny Tony finally manages to muscle a raw potato through a french-fry slicer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The US firm manages more than $1 trillion in assets worldwide, while investing in Aeromexico, Sun Country Airlines and Atlas Air.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

“It’s difficult to poop in a cup,” says Seema Malhotra, who manages the Quest microbiology lab in Clifton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

ServiceNow was founded as Glidesoft in 2003 by Fred Luddy as a cloud-based software company that manages business workflow systems for HR, IT and customer service operations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Bailey blinks at her a few times before he manages to respond.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern