as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
they're looking for someone to administrate the new division
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Recent Examples of administrate
Clark was administrating Harvey through a period of major financial difficulty.
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Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Men create; women administrate.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2025
Jordan, which administrates the holy site, and Saudi Arabia also condemned Ben Gvir’s actions.
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Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
3 Aug. 2025
Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is a sedative that, when administrated by healthcare professionals, can help patients stay comfortable during routine medical procedures, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
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Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Men create; women administrate.
—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2025
Jordan, which administrates the holy site, and Saudi Arabia also condemned Ben Gvir’s actions.
—
Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
3 Aug. 2025
Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is a sedative that, when administrated by healthcare professionals, can help patients stay comfortable during routine medical procedures, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrate
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The situation is pressing, but Coleman still manages to make a connection.
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The platform has consistently managed volume over $1 billion daily since the soccer tournament began on June 11.
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While older children can use sparklers, they should be supervised, Heckman said.
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Between there, and running upstairs to supervise fittings of his monumentally sculptural work with his stylist Tallulah Harlech, the designer caught a rare moment to sit and talk.
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The judge denied Fischer’s request to appoint and fund a special master to oversee the privilege screen but allowed defense attorneys to review the records themselves instead of prosecutors.
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The first three times were under Socialist Party Prime Minister Felipe González starting in 1986, but conservative leader José Maria Aznar’s government also oversaw two such measures in the 2000s.
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Luis Mauricio Flores Ordonez, 33, was charged with owning an unregistered aircraft that was operated by another person.
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Roy Gillian began operating the business as Gillian’s Wonderland Pier in 1965.
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The clinical version dates to research in the 1960s and 1970s, when devices tracked heart rate variability, muscle tension and skin temperature to help people regulate what was once considered automatic.
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The chronic disease, which impairs the body’s ability to properly regulate blood sugar, contributed to 94,445 deaths that year.
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About 55% of injuries happen to people actively handling fireworks, and nearly a quarter of the injuries are to bystanders.
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Key indicators include how teams handle uncertainty, genuinely challenge each other, learn from failures, and base decisions on current realities.
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Russia meanwhile has claimed that its forces now control the important town of Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
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The plant also can be controlled by applying a nonselective herbicide, but that will not save digging.
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The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office used its interior drone, along with the New Jersey Urban Search and Rescue K-9 teams, to conduct sweeps of the building.
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If you're approved and accept your offer, a credit check may be conducted, which could impact your credit score.
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“Administrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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