- past tense form of manipulate.
- past participle of manipulate.
manipulated
Example Sentences
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During interviews conducted after the experiment, most participants said they had not realized that their posture was being manipulated.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
These leaders argued that, with appropriate oversight, viruses could be manipulated, making them more transmissible or deadly, to evaluate how likely they were to make the leap to humans from animals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Of particular concern for the EU are deepfakes -- text, images, videos and sounds that appear to be real but are generated or manipulated by AI.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Experts have told BBC News it is important to understand that people can be manipulated into consent.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Welles had manipulated the audience’s perception of time by dragging out the carprogram’s beginning and then accelerating once the newsflashes started.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
