manipulate
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He criticised online influencers who were willing to manipulate and "trick young men into believing that success is measured by money or dominance".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Photonic chips manipulate light using microscopic structures called waveguides that are etched into a wafer.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Solid-state transformers are much lighter than the current version and can manipulate voltage in more sophisticated ways—almost like switching an analog system to digital.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
But my brief also looked at ways employers and employees could manipulate pay to allow more “overtime” hours without a change in actual hours worked.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
It was another to manipulate the universe to do your bidding.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing manipulate
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