conn

variants also con
as in to steer
to operate or control the course of there was white-knuckle tension as the captain conned the gunboat through the mine-infested harbor

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  • This level of confidence from Oakley is helping steer their vision of the future with the help of innovators like Meta AI, Axiom Space, and Travis Scott.
    Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • The more plausible option is development on the Gulf side, which could be steered westward along the northern Gulf Coast, the weather forecast company stated.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 July 2025
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  • And it’s all helmed by James Gunn, the head of the DCU and someone who has never directed a bad Marvel or DC movie.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • So, could the Fight Club and Se7en director really be set to helm Squid Game USA?
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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“Conn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conn. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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