Control
To direct
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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In one of the Ringworld novels, the explorers create a living weather control machine by provoking some laser-firing plants to direct their beams at a shallow sea.
Source: Weather-Control Machine -
Ezekiel takes control of the Howard and uses it as a hub to direct the other satellites.
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It involved solar mirrors (to direct the equivalent of five suns at the super-vampire), Prime-enhanced spirit-shredding nuclear weapons, weather control machines, and more.
Source: Godzilla Threshold
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