maneuvering
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4.3
- noun
- /məˈnuːvərɪŋ/
- US
:
maniobra
- The politician's maneuvering helped secure the votes needed to pass the new law.
- political maneuvering
- diplomatic maneuvering
- room for maneuvering
It's always just been about hustle, finding the right place, the right time, maneuvering, being relentless.
- It's always just been about hustle, finding the right place, the right time, maneuvering, being relentless.
- The narcissistic person will process this threat through maneuvers like entitlement.
- So it's all this maneuver, verbal maneuvering.
- I think that's a terrible thing because real, in that case, functions as a perfectly negative exclusionary manoeuvre.
- For a long time, Pepe was just the icon for trolling, the icon for that kind of duplicitous online maneuvering, mischief making.
- I can see manoeuvres that people that try to do.
- There was quite a few guys didn't take those maneuvers too good, you know, and so they had repercussions from that.
- Just incredible dominant maneuvering to retail happening online and communication and your media consumption patterns.
Examples
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One necessary strategy, perhaps the only strategy, for successful maneuvering through the changing world is "lifelong learning."
Academic text (1990) -
Bernal did much of the complicated political maneuvering for the Indians and was also an eloquent spokesman.
Academic text (1991) -
But you see, in all this legal maneuvering... ...something has gotten lost.
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As a result, Beijing may find the room it has for foreign policy maneuvering more restricted by public opinion.
Academic text (2008) -
I assure you that any legal maneuvering will be done with discretion.
Fiction book (1990) -
This was gonna take some careful budgeting and maneuvering.
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History reveals that such domestic maneuvering is a sad but true constant of U.S. trade policy.
Academic text (2002) -
What you see as clever maneuvering, they may well perceive as an insult to their intelligence.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Whatever legal maneuvering he tries will be an exercise in futility," Beau said.
Fiction book (1995) -
Many skeptics hope that the rejection of the treaty will bring new maneuvering room for special Danish wishes.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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6.5
A planned move to gain an advantage, for example in chess or sport
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Etymology
The word maneuvering comes from old French and Italian words built on the root manu- meaning 'hand', the same root as manual 'work by hand'. So, to maneuver is to move or plan with care and skill, like using your hands to guide something.