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manages

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

Example Sentences

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AQR now manages nearly $70 billion in tax-aware long-short strategies, roughly 80% of which is in SMAs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Stephen Jenkins, who manages the Fontaine Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, told the BBC it was in "a very similar spot" in terms of bookings to this time last year.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Slate’s Alexis Romero explains the court’s “head-spinning” opinion and how it manages to butcher the legal question at the heart of this case while also cherry-picking history.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Once in a while, a conspiracy theory may be wrong but still manages to channel authentic frustrations.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

Tyrell, on the other hand, manages to seem smaller than he is.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon