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Definitions

pull wires

VERB
engineer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrange come up with conceive concoct create direct manage manipulate negotiate organize set up supervise
STRONG
angle cause con contrive control cook doctor effect encompass finagle jockey machinate maneuver operate originate plan plant plot rig scam scheme superintend swing upstage wangle work
WEAK
play games pull strings put one on put one over put over put through
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy disarrange disorder disorganize mismanage
STRONG
forget ignore leave alone neglect
VERB
finesse
Synonyms
STRONG
angle bluff exploit jockey play rig wangle
WEAK
beguile finagle operate play games pull strings
Antonyms
WEAK
bobble mishandle
VERB
manipulate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exploit handle influence maneuver shape
STRONG
beguile conduct control direct engineer finagle guide jockey machinate massage mold negotiate play steer upstage use
WEAK
finesse play games pull strings push around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
neglect
STRONG
abandon leave leave alone misguide mislead
VERB
one-up
Synonyms
WEAK
angle beguile bluff exploit finagle finesse jockey maneuver manipulate operate play play games pull strings rig wangle

Example Sentences

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He declared that he had made no attempts to pull wires for the publisher, and denied connection with anyone else mentioned in the case.

From Time Magazine Archive

So when the I.C.C. grants his latest request, Mr. Crowley, nicknamed "Pull 80 Cars" for his initials and industry, will have the right to pull wires on the boards of 107 roads.*

From Time Magazine Archive

He can't hamper himself by marriage with an impecunious musician who isn't able to pull wires and help him on.

From The Moon out of Reach by Pedler, Margaret

Sometimes they didn't tell their past records until the other side unearthed them, and then it was necessary to doctor court records, and pull wires all over the country.

From 100%: the Story of a Patriot by Sinclair, Upton

"I've been trying to pull wires for you all afternoon, and this is what it comes to."

From Youth and the Bright Medusa by Cather, Willa Sibert