manipulate
verb (used with object)
to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner.
is manipulating
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present progressiveof manipulate (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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“Fundamentally, the concept of a massage is manipulating your tissue and muscles through pressure,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
However, Broadbent says, if the game were woven into a program, monitoring it could confirm that the quantum computer is manipulating entangled states as it should.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 20, 2022
One thing I don't miss is manipulating a crappy TV antenna and forgetting to program the VCR.
From Salon ● May 27, 2022
Billionaire Elon Musk said Twitter’s algorithm is manipulating people without their understanding and encouraged people to make changes to how they use the social media platform.
From Washington Times ● May 15, 2022
He must adjust himself to them in the same way that he must, if he is a blacksmith, adjust himself to the technical qualities of the iron he is manipulating.
From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson
