maneuver
noun
a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
is maneuvering
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present progressiveof maneuver (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Maeve, meanwhile, is maneuvering to expand her own power.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Besides, half the fun of reading columnist Holman Jenkins is maneuvering through his idiosyncratic style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Everyone is maneuvering at this point, either showing up with a blank ballot or choosing a candidate who isn’t viable.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
But now the district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., is maneuvering to use Ms. Sciorra’s account at trial to bolster counts in the indictment that charge Mr. Weinstein with predatory sexual assault.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2019
A Battle in the Air The French plane at the top is maneuvering for position preparatory to swooping down on its German adversary.
From Lest We Forget World War Stories by Inez Bigwood
