Control and Withhold

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Control

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

Withhold

Withhold verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.
Usage example: withhold some money for your own expenses
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Control and withhold are semantically related in suppress topic. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead a verb "Withhold".
Nearby Word: withholding

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time control time withhold time
side control side withhold side
emotions control emotions withhold emotions

Both words in one sentence

  • She continues to withhold it as a way of forcing Kai to marry her and subsequently giving her control of his kingdom.
    Source: Withholding the Cure
  • In Clan of the Cats, Jubal threatens to withhold sex from a shape shifted Chelsea in heat when she breaks off the amulet that helps control her shape changing.
    Source: Lysistrata Gambit
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