pull strings vs pull wires

pull strings and pull wires both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pull strings	No	No	Yes	No
pull wires	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pull strings and pull wires are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pull strings include manipulate.

pull strings (verb)	pull wires (verb)
influence or control shrewdly or deviously	influence or control shrewdly or deviously