manage

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How is the word manage distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of manage are conduct, control, and direct. While all these words mean "to use one's powers to lead, guide, or dominate," manage implies direct handling and manipulating or maneuvering toward a desired result.

manages a meat market

Where would conduct be a reasonable alternative to manage?

The words conduct and manage are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, conduct implies taking responsibility for the acts and achievements of a group.

conducted negotiations

When is control a more appropriate choice than manage?

In some situations, the words control and manage are roughly equivalent. However, control implies a regulating or restraining in order to keep within bounds or on a course.

controlling his appetite

When can direct be used instead of manage?

The meanings of direct and manage largely overlap; however, direct implies constant guiding and regulating so as to achieve smooth operation.

directs the store's day-to-day business

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of manage But even many of the people who are dealing with some degree of the disorder, end up finding ways to cope and manage by adapting helpful tips and techniques that have often been suggested by a mental health professional. David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025 Somehow the Horned Frogs managed to win that game, 66-60, in an emotional victory that would end up setting the course for another historic season. Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025 However, sometimes antidepressant or antianxiety medications can help manage specific symptoms. Cathy Habas, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025 Users will be able to manage this feature from the lock screen. Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for manage 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manage
Verb
  • But alternate routes have also worsened traffic in some neighborhoods, where small roads can be ill equipped to handle many cars.
    Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Once again, Gavin Newsom may have to campaign on his way to defeating the effort easily, instead of being 100 percent focused on rebuilding the Los Angeles area and continuing to handle the fifth largest economy on the planet.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In an announcement accompanying the order, Evans said the move came at the request of both Nowinski and Judge Judith Rice, who supervises the court’s domestic violence division.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Legal and mental health experts say there are no easy answers about where someone in Perkins’ condition should be detained or supervised.
    Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, soldiers would be learning healthy coping strategies, texting etiquette and the signs of a toxic relationship.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
  • During her interview, MacDowell touched on how she’s coped with her children growing older and moving out.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In more significant cases, scammers manipulate individuals into transferring large sums of money to fake people, scam accounts, or identity theft.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
  • As Beckman's accomplice, Lau allegedly manipulated documents, including documents allegedly stolen from the venture capital firm that employed her while supposedly hiding her work for GameOn.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Study sections are overseen by the Center for Scientific Review, the NIH’s portal for all incoming grant proposals.
    Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
  • If confirmed by the Senate, Kennedy would head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees many of the country’s health agencies, from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    Chantelle Lee, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • So what exactly has Trump and his administration done around immigration?
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Benitez was able to win hearts and votes at the conclave with one impactful speech; Moore may have done the same at the Golden Globes.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • An empty plot of land at Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy is being transformed into California’s first accredited arboretum on a K-12 campus, a project aimed at addressing East Palo Alto’s low tree canopy coverage while fostering community engagement and environmental education.
    Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Acquiring Isaac Paredes and signing Christian Walker shored up the vacant corners of their infield while addressing their foremost winter priority.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The platform is owned by ByteDance, which operates in China and must coöperate with Chinese intelligence and give the Chinese government access to private data.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
  • After signing the executive order on Monday, Trump told reporters that the U.S. government is entitled to half of TikTok's U.S. business in exchange for allowing the app to continue operating.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Manage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manage. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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