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- under the sway of euphoria, she offered to take us all out to dinner in celebration of her new job
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- outdated attitudes that still hold sway in some communities
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- authorities,
- clouts,
- credits,
- hefts,
- influences,
- ins,
- juices
- [slang],
- leverages,
- pulls,
- weights
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- a time when Rome held sway over a vast empire that stretched from Britain to the Near East
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of sways (Entry 2 of 2)
- 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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- the way the ski lift was swaying in the wind made me nervous
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- an epic novel set in the days when Rome swayed the Western world
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“Sways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sways. Accessed 8 Aug. 2022.
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