manipulate
verb (used with object)
to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner.
had manipulated
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past perfectof manipulate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The pontiff blasted those he said had manipulated "the very name of God" for their own gain, while touring a region ravaged by a deadly insurgency.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Marriott also argued the states had manipulated industry data to overstate its market share, excluding hundreds of arenas and amphitheaters from the calculation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Last year Kyndryl was targeted by short seller Gotham City, which alleged the company had manipulated certain financial metrics.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
That hospital told The Times that it believed that one of its doctors had manipulated records to make some of his own patients ineligible to receive new livers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
I remembered last summer, how Kronos had manipulated our quest.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
