conns

verb

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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Recent Examples of conns 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conns
  1. pilots
  2. steers
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
  • There's also an optional co-op mode, which allows two players to split the controls of the Arwing starfighter and other vehicles; one person pilots them while the other shoots at enemies.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 May 2026
Definition of pilots
Verb
  • When its waters warm in just the right places, the jet stream — the fast-moving river of air that steers storms — often shifts its path.
    — Sarah Moore, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
  • She’s given away that sum of money in just a matter of a few years, which steers heavily away from how billionaires usually give away their fortunes.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of steers

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“Conns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conns. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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