manipulate
Example Sentences
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She said she felt "numb and shocked" when the letters started appearing and that he was still trying to "manipulate" her from behind bars.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
"He wants to manipulate the Islamic republic into getting a deal. I think that was his intention, if you can say there is an intention."
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Frictionless design has helped usher in technologies that manipulate behavior in ways that aren’t always visible to us.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
She held a tiny controller with which she operated a synthesizer, worn around her neck and concealed by the ruffles of her Congolese Kuba cloth top, to manipulate the sound of her voice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
A skilled writer can interleave multiple story lines, or deliberately manipulate suspense and surprise, or engage the reader with a chain of associations, each topic shunting the reader to the next.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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