Thesaurus results for CONN

conn

verb

ˈkän

variants also con

Definition of conn

as in to steer

to operate or control the course of there was white-knuckle tension as the captain conned the gunboat through the mine-infested harbor

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Recent Examples of conn Stapley’s own fascination with the art of the con began after her mother was conned out of her life savings. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 However, Frank conned her out of a creator credit, leaving himself with sole writing credit. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 Both companies recently disclosed that their models hacked into external organizations, but in those instances there was no obvious attempt to con humans. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The year is 1975, the place is Vassar College, and Tony is attempting to con his way into a fellowship in order to pen a novel. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026 When Stapley was 10, her mother lost her life’s savings after being conned by a couple posing as investors. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 There was at least one other incident in which Bustillo is accused of conning a player out of $4,000. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026 Keith arrests our thinking, and cons us into suppressing our critical faculties with the same kind of internalized surveillance that philosopher Michel Foucault broke down to describe a prison’s use of the panopticon in Discipline and Punish. — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026 Looking to turn the tables, 80-year-old Poppy Montgomery launches a mission to defraud the fraudsters conning the elderly online. — Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 18 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conn

Verb

The team designed miniature boats with three cavities tuned to different audible frequencies, enabling them to steer the boat in a particular direction by changing the frequency of the sound waves from a speaker.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
However, an iceberg is sustained and steered by the 90% buried beneath the surface.

— Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of steer

Verb

But Deloitte's 2025 Emerging Technology Trends research found that while 38% of organizations are piloting agentic solutions, only 11% are actually running them in production.

— Krupesh Bhat, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The city is piloting a blockchain project for its roughly 14,000 vacant properties, creating a secure, searchable record of ownership that can reduce titling costs and move homes into redevelopment and productive use.

— Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026