Controlled
Controlled adjective - Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds.
Manipulated and controlled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Manipulated" instead a verb "Controlled".
Manipulated
Controlled and manipulated are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Controlled" instead a verb "Manipulated".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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It's implied during Agnimon's fight with IceLeomon that even the enemies the kids face in Sakkakumon are being controlled or manipulated by Mercuremon.
Source: Anime / Digimon Frontier -
Assuming he's not being manipulated/controlled by Daimon Hellstrom as implied by the end of issue 1/the cover of issue 2 Also, the last story arc of the series is called this.
Source: Comicbook / Avengers Undercover -
However, the catch to this characterization is his tendency to be manipulated and controlled by the women in his life.
Source: Literature / Bridget Jones
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