Bend and Tend

Bend

Bend verb - To cause to turn away from a straight line.

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Tend and bend are semantically related In some cases you can use "Tend" instead a verb "Bend".

Nearby Words: bent, bending, bender, bendy, bended

Tend verb - To show a liking or proneness (for something).

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Bend and tend are semantically related in be apt topic. Sometimes you can use "Bend" instead a verb "Tend".

power	bend power	tend power
people	bend people	tend people
time	bend time	tend time
way	bend way	tend way
Other words: bit, bar, rules, elements, powers, abilities, animals.

Other characters occasionally get called on doing questionable things, but they tend to be less outright cheating and more trying to bend the rules and failing.

Source: Cheaters Never Prosper
Elder Gods, Old Ones, the Reality Warper, The Omnipotent and other cosmic entities tend to bend the laws of physics to suit them.

Source: Alien Geometries
While he does tend to bend the rules and disregard orders, he only does so to get evidence against the bad guys, and his intuition never fails in picking out who is a bad guy or who isn't.

Source: Series / Hunter

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