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as in effects
the power to bring about a result on another
under the sway of euphoria, she offered to take us all out to dinner in celebration of her new job
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as in influences
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly
outdated attitudes that still hold sway in some communities
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as in controls
the right or means to command or control others
a time when Rome held sway over a vast empire that stretched from Britain to the Near East
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as in affects
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
how can you not be swayed by that precious kitten, meowing as if to say, "Please take me home with you?"
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as in lurches
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the way the ski lift was swaying in the wind made me nervous
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as in governs
archaic
to exercise authority or power over
an epic novel set in the days when Rome swayed the Western world
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Recent Examples of sways
Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
The feeling of walking up to your property, putting the keys in the door but then the door just sways open.
—David Crown, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
There’s a canopy of old-growth oaks that sways amid strings of glowing baubles and glittering fleurs-de-lis.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
That Apple’s Podcasts apps supports transcripts is a shining example of a situation where a single feature sways the vote over whether to use a certain piece of software.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
The camera sways and various items around the room fall over.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
The feeling of walking up to your property, putting the keys in the door but then the door just sways open.
—David Crown, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
There’s a canopy of old-growth oaks that sways amid strings of glowing baubles and glittering fleurs-de-lis.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
That Apple’s Podcasts apps supports transcripts is a shining example of a situation where a single feature sways the vote over whether to use a certain piece of software.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sways
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The 1974 budget act that currently governs the process has never worked, and Congress has never actually passed an entire budget on time according to its rules.The Editors, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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The law governs the process between Election Day and Inauguration Day.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Looking around the restaurant patio at the Chateau Marmont, populated by folks famous and fame-adjacent, some whispering, others talking at a volume that seems less an invitation than a demand to eavesdrop, the filmmaker shakes his head and smiles.Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Dexter has a panicked, sickened feeling after seeing his first dead kid, and the whole experience shakes him to his core.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
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For cobalt and lithium, China produces far less raw material but dominates their refining processes, accounting for 68 and 72 percent of global capacity in 2022, respectively.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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While Edge has been creeping up on Chrome—to an extent, Google’s browser still dominates the Windows desktop market with four-times the number of Edge users, even as Microsoft’s browser has grown its market share a couple of points in 2024.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Sways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sways. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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