Control and Patrol

Control

Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

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Patrol and control are semantically related In some cases you can use "Patrol" instead the word "Control" as a verb or a noun.

Patrol verb - Maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol.

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Control and patrol are semantically related in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead the word "Patrol" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: patrolled, patrolling

perfect	perfect control	perfect patrol
complete	complete control	complete patrol
original	original control	original patrol
real	real control	real patrol
Other adjectives: constant, great, permanent, governmental, military, imperial, local, soviet.

Julian's friend, Detective Henrique, and other officers in the Meridiana police force are brainwashed by José's new mind-control device, ordered to patrol the city streets for Cybersix.

Source: Mind-Control Device
There's about a dozen different ways to handle the patrol, from various bluffs, bribery, to trying to escape, to trying to mind control the leader of the patrol, yet all of them end with you and your companion being captured and jailed.

Source: Literature / Lone Wolf
It cannot control several squads in a coordinated manner, but rather has them sit idle or patrol on a pre-set path.

Source: Video Game / Ground Control

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