Thesaurus results for CONN

conn

verb

ˈkän

variants also con

Definition of conn

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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Recent Examples of conn My mother was conned twice — once by a Ponzi scheme, once by a diagnosis that dressed up as good health for too many years. — Marissa Stapley, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 There was at least one other incident in which Bustillo is accused of conning a player out of $4,000. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026 Keith arrests our thinking, and cons us into suppressing our critical faculties with the same kind of internalized surveillance that philosopher Michel Foucault broke down to describe a prison’s use of the panopticon in Discipline and Punish. — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026 Looking to turn the tables, 80-year-old Poppy Montgomery launches a mission to defraud the fraudsters conning the elderly online. — Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 18 May 2026 The centerpiece of his recent column is a list of quarterly rate increases after reform passed, presented as proof consumers were conned. — David Wilson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026 How to get out of an awkward situation in order to avoid booking that plane ticket back to New York, where nothing much awaits her, after conning her way into a stranger’s home? — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026 One of Sharma's gangster associates tells Keefe that once Sharma realized he'd been conned, there was no way Zac was leaving the apartment alive. — Frank Langfitt, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026 Workers should be on the lookout for phony recruitment ads designed to con desperate people. — ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conn

Verb

Related Stories The Wonderloom launch was steered by Content Partners’ executive VP Scott Hemming and partner Alphonse Lordo.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 July 2026
Deb is willing to put some of her resentment aside to help Sutton steer Hugh towards safer choices.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 July 2026

Definition of steer

Verb

Manuel Varela, who also pilots Goodie, says the drone has switchable nozzles for whatever the cleaning job calls for.

— Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
The point is to pilot agentic commerce in daylight, under supervision, with capital tied to liability and the ability to shut a system down.

— John Nay, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Definition of pilot

Verb

Stepping back from these intimate, personal breakthroughs, the series’ broader conflict over land ownership comes to a head in the penultimate episode, which was penned by Cherokee writer Tom Hanada and helmed by Navajo filmmaker Sydney Freeland.

— Max Gao, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Jersey Mike’s is now helmed by Charlie Morrison, who previously served as CEO of Wingstop.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 July 2026