Manipulation
Manipulation noun - Exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage.
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Synonyms for Manipulation
Practice and manipulation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Practice" instead a noun "Manipulation".
Practice
Practice noun - A private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance.
Manipulation and practice are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Manipulation" instead a noun "Practice".
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Related pairs
- approach and manipulation
- approach and practice
- habit and manipulation
- habit and practice
- application and manipulation
- application and practice
- work and manipulation
- work and practice
- action and manipulation
- action and practice
- exercise and manipulation
- exercise and practice
- operation and manipulation
- operation and practice
Both words in one sentence
- Flipped in Thief of Time with Lobsang Ludd, who is naturally great at both the theory and practice of time manipulation.
Source: The Gift - The Dragaera series has "Elder Sorcery", which involves the direct manipulation of raw chaos, and the practice of which is a capital crime by imperial edict.
Source: Dangerous Forbidden Technique -
Magic by Any Other Name: The Lunars' "manipulation of bioelectric energy" apparently has a science to it, but in practice it works more like a magic, to the point where many Earthens refer to it as such.
Source: Literature / Lunar Chronicles
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