conns

variants also cons
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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  • In the 2,000-meter 8+ race, Kate and Gabby shared the boat with a total of eight rowers plus a coxswain who steers the boat and sets the cadence.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The conceit is inherently crowdpleasing — a man stumbling into strangers’ lives and finding unexpected connection — but Hikari steers it with earnestness, elevating it beyond sentimental comedy.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Conns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conns. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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