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pull strings
verb as in engineer
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verb as in favor
verb as in finesse
verb as in fix
verb as in influence
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verb as in lobby
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verb as in machinate
verb as in manage
verb as in maneuver
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verb as in manipulate
verb as in one-up
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Example Sentences
I had to pull strings to get into his scheme—and was honored when he merely took my phone call.
She was still able to pull strings, and to make her influence felt in various directions.
I want to pull strings, even for somebody else, or be Princetonian chairman or Triangle president.
The bag was suspended around Maria's neck by a leathern thong, and was operated by pull-strings.
After some anxious thought he decided that it was his duty to try to pull strings.
De men folks was put to de post what had holes bored in it whe' dey pull strings through to fasten dem up in dere.
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On this page you'll find 458 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pull strings, such as: arrange, come up with, conceive, concoct, create, and direct.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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