conns

verb

variants also cons
Definition of connsnext
present tense third-person singular of conn
as in steers
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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steers
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  • And McConaughey, as a nervy reluctant hero, steers the searing, intense narrative about normal people living through the most hellish of circumstances.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • How exactly this occurs will shape the way the atmosphere steers the developing storm.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
Definition of steers
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“Conns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conns. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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