maneuver
noun
a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
has maneuvered
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present perfectof maneuver (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has maneuvered to avoid being lumped in with either the left or the right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Tesla and its rivals also source minerals from Congo and elsewhere, but China has maneuvered to take ownership stakes in relevant companies there and win longtime concessions from the governments.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2022
Despite the simmering public anger over the military defeat, Pashinyan has maneuvered to shore up his rule and the protests died down during winter.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 25, 2021
“What is an immediate necessity,” he wrote, “is to lift this phoenix out of the financial, reputational and governance ashes that it has maneuvered itself into.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2016
Charley has maneuvered for position, timing his arrival to such a nicety that the last slow step of his well-trained racer falls exactly as the pistol belches forth the signal to start.
From Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter by Merrill Tileston
