conns

variants also cons
present tense third-person singular of conn
as in pilots
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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  • Maito then pilots one of these robots, called Gaine, and teams up with other mecha to take down the real evil Nouvelle Tokyo City.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Watch On For each mission simulation, one astronaut pilots the aircraft while another charts the landing area, marking key landmarks, identifying potential hazards and helping to track the flight path.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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  • The vibe definitely steers more toward homey than hotel, which is fitting considering its remote, spectacular location.
    Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The plot unfolds at the urgent but erratic pace of a life-altering business deal, as Bonitzer unfussily steers us through a series of small rooms as people scramble to determine the proper thing to do with Schiele’s painting.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Conns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conns. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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