How words are described
| new | new control | new tick |
Common collocations
| points | control points | tick points |
Both words in one sentence
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Where Vetinari is genuinely rational as a "tyrant" and only intervenes at strategic moments, Lord Hong tries to control everything and doesn't understand what (other than fear) makes people tick.
Source: Lawful Evil -
Ensign Newbie, on the other hand, will rarely know to do this or will actively tick off the old soldier in attempting to control a unit, a mistake he usually pays for.
Source: Old Soldier -
Right on the Tick: The mind control chip makes Gadget go and kill a leader at 9 o'clock unless she is sedated well enough.
Source: Webcomic / Of Mice and Mayhem
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Tick and Control. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/control/tick
Control & Tick. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/control/tick>.
Tick or Control. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/control/tick.
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