Controlling
Controlling adjective - Able to control or determine policy.
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Staying and controlling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Staying" instead an adjective "Controlling".
Staying
Controlling and staying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Controlling" instead an adjective "Staying".
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Lizzie's controlling mother Polly (Marsha Mason) arrives on the scene and Shanghais Lizzie into staying with her.
Source: Film / Drop Dead Fred - Codename: Kids Next Door has Nigel staying in a relationship with Lizzie past her introduction, which involved her mind-controlling him to DESTROY his friends so that they could have time together.
Source: Easily Forgiven - Red Space Blues: AMI is normally a projected hologram from a robotic body she is, however, capable of decapitating then controlling a headless body all while staying Three-Laws Compliant by making sure no-one dies.
Source: Wetware Body
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