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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerking around
manipulating
Verb
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There was the patriarch, Abbas Khan, prowling through the pages, making real-estate deals, manipulating people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026 -
Full-palm tactile sensing allows the robot to continue manipulating objects even when cameras are obstructed or when precise force control is required, such as in assembly tasks.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Jerking around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerking%20around. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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