manipulate

Definition for manipulate

verb as in maneuver, handle physically

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employ, shape, wield

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feel, finger, form, manage, mold, operate, ply, swing, thumb, use, work

verb as in change to suit one's desire

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exploit, handle, influence, maneuver, shape

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beguile, conduct, control, direct, engineer, finagle, guide, jockey, machinate, massage, mold, negotiate, play, steer, upstage, use

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finesse, play games, pull strings, pull wires, push around

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Police said eight data entry clerks had been arrested on accusations of trying to manipulate results.

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But amidst this massive effort to manipulate his image into martyrdom, the biggest voices on the right are exploiting Kirk’s death for their own agenda.

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Inspector General Merlyne Yolamu said the suspects, who were working as data entry clerks, had been trying to manipulate the figures.

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Detectives found more than 4,000 indecent images of children on his phone - most of which he had manipulated the young girls into sending.

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Mabon ap Gwynfor, health spokesman for Plaid Cymru, said: "This a clear attempt to manipulate the figures by Labour in the hope that they will look better immediately before an election."

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