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555 entries under verb topic. ×
| chair(control, order, run, direct) | |
| enjoin(charge, guide, impose) | |
| harness(hold, control, restrain, curb) | |
| hinder(hold, control, determine, direct) | |
| hold back(expression, control, check, restrain) | |
| hold sway over(expression, idiom, control, run) | |
| hold the reins(expression, idiom, order, run) | |
| officiate(control, run, maintain, determine) | |
| predominate(control, order, run, determine) | |
| prescribe(state, control, order, determine) | |
| prevail(control, order, run, determine) | |
| pull the strings(expression, idiom, control, run) | |
| quarterback(control, show, run, direct) | |
| rein in | |
| rule over(expression, control, direct, influence) | |
| run the show(expression, idiom, control, order) | |
| suppress(hold, control, check, restrain) | |
| tame(hold, run, direct, rule) | |
| use(take, control, work, run) | |
| wield(take, control, work, accept) |
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