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maneuvered

VERB

plan, scheme

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exploit jockey manipulate navigate operate

STRONG

angle beguile cheat con conspire contrive cook design devise doctor engineer fence finagle finesse intrigue machinate manage move play plot proceed rig scam sham shift trick upstage wangle work

WEAK

come up with go around leave holding the bag play games pull strings push around put one over

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy disorganize forget neglect remain stop

WEAK

leave alone

VERB

direct physically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deploy handle manipulate navigate negotiate steer wield

STRONG

dispense drive exercise guide move pilot ply swing

Antonyms

STRONG

discourage dissuade stop

WEAK

leave alone neglect

Example Sentences

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That means she recently crossed into her 50s, although when CBS’ Miller asked the glamorous Muppet to confirm that, she creatively maneuvered her interviewer into agreeing that both are 25.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Justice Department officials maneuvered to ensure that the court would take up the question as quickly as possible, evidently hoping to notch a win.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2026

An irate Armstrong maneuvered to have the bill pulled, and the Clarity Act is now stuck in limbo.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Ibrahim and his friends approached Sinjil and maneuvered their SUV around rocks placed on the road.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

At 3:00 p.m., in a light chop, the freshmen maneuvered their shell parallel to California’s, did their best to settle their minds into the boat, and waited for the start signal.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown