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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
He is on track to narrowly win the popular vote, something he failed to manage in either of his previous two presidential campaigns.
Whether steering a ship for commercial trade or finding the direction of Mecca for purposes of prayer, an astrolabe harnessed light to manage desires around science and myth.
They negotiate drug prices with manufacturers on behalf of insurers, process prescription claims, and manage formularies — insurers' lists of covered drugs.
How have they managed to turn things around, and what's next for Arsenal?
In those final three games he still managed a hit and drew a walk and forced the Yankees to account for his presence.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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