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
Iranian and Omani officials also were working on a mechanism for administrating the strait, through which a fifth of the world's oil is shipped in peacetime.
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Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2026
As talks continued, Iranian and Omani officials also were working on a mechanism for administrating the strait through which a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped in peacetime.
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ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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
See All Example Sentences for administrate
Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2026
As talks continued, Iranian and Omani officials also were working on a mechanism for administrating the strait through which a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped in peacetime.
—
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
Clark was administrating Harvey through a period of major financial difficulty.
—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Men create; women administrate.
—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for administrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrate
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Both Ghana and England will walk away with a point after Ghana managed to hold off England in a heart-pounding final few minutes of stoppage time.
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Most of the site sits on private land, with a smaller portion managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
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That enables Cadence’s system, which is supervised by physicians, to alert a clinician when a patient is deteriorating before a stroke or heart attack, for example.
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Judge Stacy Street sentenced Beckwith to three years supervised probation, the court clerk confirmed to USA TODAY.
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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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Air Sprint, founded in 2000, operates a fleet of 44 jets for over 600 fractional owners and ranks eighth among North American operators by flight hours.
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Another pilot flying into Newark on a United Express flight operated by GoJet Airlines also reported seeing a drone at roughly 2,000 feet, according to ATC audio from around the same time.
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Progressives cite its emphasis on the dignity of work and workers, and on the need for government to regulate working conditions that threaten this dignity.
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Meanwhile, even some PBM critics question whether states can effectively regulate them.
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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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France has largely dominated, controlling 68% of possession and creating a whopping seven shots on goal.
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Doing your nails at home gives you control over how aggressively the nail plate is filed and how gel is removed, which can lower the risk of long-term damage.
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Veterinarians conducting preliminary examinations determined many of the dogs died from gunshot wounds, according to Honsal.
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The long-term health effects of the fire and its smoke probably won’t be known unless researchers conduct a follow-up study, said Eisenman of UCLA.
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“Administrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrate. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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