Control and Preoccupy

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Control

Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
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Preoccupy and control are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preoccupy" instead a verb "Control".
Nearby Words: controlled, controlling, controller, controllable

Preoccupy

Preoccupy verb - Engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively.
Usage example: His work preoccupies him
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Control and preoccupy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead a verb "Preoccupy".
Nearby Words: preoccupied, preoccupying

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army control army preoccupy army
way control way preoccupy way

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  • In Earth X, Captain America uses Alicia Master's Marvels (animated clay fashioned in the guise of Earth's heroes) to have an army immune to the Skull's mind-control, and to preoccupy the supervillain's superhuman slave army.
    Source: Batman Gambit / Comic Books
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