Manipulate
Manipulate verb - To control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means.
Stage and manipulate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stage" instead a verb "Manipulate".
Stage
Stage verb - To bring before the public in performance or exhibition.
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Manipulate and stage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Manipulate" instead a verb "Stage".
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- This left her with the ability to read and manipulate people's subconscious, a much more powerful ability that places her as the extra stage boss, compared to her stage 4 boss sister.
Source: Disability Superpower -
Then you find out Cid is just a puppet for Venat who is using him to manipulate the world political stage.
Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy XII -
The final boss, Vizier, can manipulate matter telekinetically and at the first stage of the battle he tosses debris at you which is perfectly understandable.
Source: Boss Arena Idiocy
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