as in lilting
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as in influencing
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as in affecting
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 lurching
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 governing
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 swaying
Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Sandy shores, a deep blue ocean, swaying palm trees?
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Last night at a white elephant party, an In Waves vinyl record became the hottest commodity, which speaks to the album’s innate power to put experimental dance fans into a crowd-swaying trance.
—Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
In the evening, the mom of two also posted a video of her and her baby girl swaying to Christmas music by the tree, which ended with Munn giving Méi a big kiss.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
This scenario played a significant role in swaying the court in favor of 23XI Racing and FRM, recognizing the business impacts elaborated by the teams.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
With notes of coconut water, sandalwood, white musk, and vanilla orchid, the sunbaked scent channels the feeling of swaying in a hammock after yoga on the beach, meditating to a soundtrack of crashing waves.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Coconut trees bend under the gusts of wind, their tall, towering trunks swaying against the gray sky.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Instead of swaying voters, celebrity campaigns often end up rallying the opposition.
—Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
More momentum-swaying sequences occurred in the second quarter.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Sandy shores, a deep blue ocean, swaying palm trees?
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Last night at a white elephant party, an In Waves vinyl record became the hottest commodity, which speaks to the album’s innate power to put experimental dance fans into a crowd-swaying trance.
—Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
In the evening, the mom of two also posted a video of her and her baby girl swaying to Christmas music by the tree, which ended with Munn giving Méi a big kiss.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
This scenario played a significant role in swaying the court in favor of 23XI Racing and FRM, recognizing the business impacts elaborated by the teams.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
With notes of coconut water, sandalwood, white musk, and vanilla orchid, the sunbaked scent channels the feeling of swaying in a hammock after yoga on the beach, meditating to a soundtrack of crashing waves.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Coconut trees bend under the gusts of wind, their tall, towering trunks swaying against the gray sky.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Instead of swaying voters, celebrity campaigns often end up rallying the opposition.
—Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swaying
Adjective
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The soundtrack is filled with a lilting piano and birdsong; the cameras sweep over the rolling hills and lush greenery.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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The film and her lilting performance in it show how grief can coexist with a kind of grace — a peace with the unknowability of what lies beyond.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The death, in a hospital, was announced by the International Chess Federation, the game’s governing body.—
Dylan Loeb McClain,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Whether your board can discontinue maintenance hinges on the co-op’s governing documents and the approval of any change by the requisite voting interests.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Keith Richards, Axl Rose, Slash, Iggy Pop, Dave Grohl, Rivers Cuomo, Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, Aimee Mann, Nikki Sixx, Nelly Furtado and Peter Buck are but a few, and many have cited musical suggestions made by record store clerks as leading them to what became their favorite music.—
Fred Goldring,
Billboard,
9 May 2025
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She’s also navigated big-budget prestige dramas (Darkest Hour), tricky biopics (Mary Queen of Scots), musical crowd-pleasers (Yesterday) and has remained a key figure in Working Title’s ongoing evolution under Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
Verb
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This helps your healthcare provider check for infections, kidney problems, or other issues affecting your bladder and urinary tract.—
Sayaka Blickenderfer, PhD,
Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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Many social media users also suggest using a plastic spoon rather than a metal spoon when eating the product to avoid negatively affecting the live probiotics.—
Morgan Pearson, MS,
Verywell Health,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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He was voted in amid a wave of popularity for his ruling Liberal Party in late 2015 – very much viewed as a fresh face for the future and beating incumbent Stephen Harper – but has faced multiple challenges during a near decade-long tenure.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2025
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According to a unanimous Court of Appeal ruling in summer 2024, the trial judge marred the original guilty verdict by allowing the jury to proceed despite knowing that one juror had attempted to bribe the others.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Readers understood the necessity of balancing discretion and seduction, subtlety and audacity.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
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The Renaissance’s old love language — the naughty puns, the sighs of longing and strategies of seduction, the paeans to the beauty of beloveds masked by fanciful Greek and Latin names — had grown obsolete long before Millay’s time.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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In the video, a terrified Archie can be seen frozen, staring and shaking.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Outside cash is dominating the special election for a new county supervisor in the South Bay.—
Andrew Keatts,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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Vancouver, meanwhile, fell short against the New York Rangers, despite thoroughly dominating play and out-chancing the struggling Rangers by a brutally lopsided margin.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Swaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swaying. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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