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Idioms and Phrases

Dominate, have a controlling influence over, as in He held sway over the entire department . This idiom uses the noun sway in the sense of “power†or “dominion,†a usage dating from the late 1500s.
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One local leader had managed to stay in hiding and still hold sway over organised crime in his local district, police explained.

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Mexican authorities have repeatedly denied that cartels control the country, though security experts say that organized crime does hold sway over vast swaths of Mexican territory.

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These fearsome carnivores, known for their splotchy fur and cackling “laughter,†form complicated social networks in which high-ranking females hold sway over males and other, less dominant females.

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“You had truly evil empires that were murdering people and enslaving them in order to hold sway over their part of the world.â€

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Other federal officials are looking to hold sway over the growing AI sector.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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