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pull strings

verb

1 pull strings

Influence or control shrewdly or deviously.

synonyms: manipulate, pull wires.


Moby thesaurus: act on, angle, approach, bear upon, contrive, draw, draw on, engineer, exert influence, finagle, gerrymander, get cozy with, intrigue, jockey, lead on, lobby, lobby through, machinate, magnetize, make advances ... show more.

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