Controlling
Controlling adjective - Able to control or determine policy.
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Striking and controlling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Striking" instead an adjective "Controlling".
Striking
Striking adjective - Likely to attract attention.
Controlling and striking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Controlling" instead an adjective "Striking".
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- Azula does this against the plantbender controlling the seaweed monster during the invasion of the Fire Nation, striking him dead with a bolt of lightning from an airship.
Source: Fan Fic / The Masks We Wear -
A Nightmare on Elm Street: Freddy Krueger's backstory involves being burnt by a lynch mob and after dying, striking a deal with three dream demons to return as an undead nightmare-controlling monster, apparently so he could eventually kill the whole world.
Source: Demon of Human Origin -
Demon of Human Origin: Freddy Krueger's backstory involves being burnt by a lynch mob and after dying, striking a deal with three dream demons to return as an undead nightmare-controlling monster, apparently so he could eventually kill the whole world.
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