555 entries under verb topic. ×

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control(noun, state, move, upset)
41
direct(adjective, activity, state, upset)
41
manage(activity, state, hold, control)
31
regulate(hold, control, order, place)
31
rule(noun, state, hold, control)
25
supervise(activity, move, take, control)
25
command(noun, state, move, take)
25
lead(state, move, control, order)
22
oversee(control, order, set, show)
21
run(move, control, order, set)
21
administer(take, control, order, give)
21
handle(activity, hold, control, order)
21
superintend(activity, control, order, set)
19
guide(activity, state, hold, take)
19
reign(control, order, run, determine)
18
conduct(noun, activity, take, control)
18
dominate(upset, hold, take, control)
18
head(control, order, run, maintain)
16
sway(phrasal verb, upset, hold, control)
15
steer(hold, take, control, order)
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