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keep an eye on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, control)
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lay down the law(verb, expression, idiom, control, order)
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look after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, run)
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maintain(verb, control, run, use)
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manage people(verb, expression, control, run)
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minister(verb, control, run, maintain)
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monopolize(verb, control, run, rule)
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officiate(verb, control, run, maintain)
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operate(verb, control, go, work, keep)
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outshine(verb, control, run, rule)
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overshadow(verb, control, run, rule)
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play first fiddle(verb, expression, idiom, control, run)
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ply(verb, control, go, work, run)
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preside over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, keep)
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prevail over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, run)
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pull the strings(verb, expression, idiom, control, go)
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pull the wires(verb, expression, idiom, go, work)
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push buttons(verb, expression, run, rule)
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regiment(verb, run, rule, lead)
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reign over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, run)
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APASmart Define. (2015). run the show thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/run_the_show/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "run the show thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/run_the_show/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 29, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, run the show thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/run_the_show/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "run the show thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/run_the_show/thesaurus/synonyms>