Control and Spying

Control

Control noun - A mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system.

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Spying and control are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spying" instead a noun "Control".

Spying noun - The secret gathering of information on others.

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Control and spying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead a noun "Spying".

Nearby Word: spy

complete	complete control	complete spying
proper	proper control	proper spying
poor	poor control	poor spying
actual	actual control	actual spying
Other adjectives: constant, great, psychic.

There's a bard in Scrapped Princess who learned to control swarms of robotic bugs running on Lost Technology and uses them, among other things, for spying on people.

Source: Literal Surveillance Bug
For example in Porom's chapter Mysidia's shops sell mage gear, while in Edge's chapter, while you control one of Edge's students who's spying, it sells Ninja gear.

Source: An Economy Is You
In this story, Hermione is both The Resenter and a wannabe evil mastermind who is spying on and trying to control Harry, and Ron is just her whipped, weak-willed boyfriend.

Source: Ron The Death Eater / Harry Potter

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