manipulate
Example Sentences
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Garcia told The Times he felt disturbed and feared the communications could be used to manipulate or blackmail him.
From Los Angeles Times
This is a self-aware martyr, assertive and vulnerable, manipulated by shadowy patriarchal forces.
Daniel Chu, CEO of Tricolor Holdings, faces charges for allegedly defrauding banks by manipulating collateral for business loans.
From Barron's
"We were so influenced by these people. They would tell us he's a liar, that he was trying to manipulate us. And we believed them," Michele Reiner told the Los Angeles Times in 2015.
From BBC
English has a particular facility to be manipulated for tendentious purposes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
