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单词 hold sway
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hold sway

Presumably, rivalries and wildly varying commercial fortunes held sway then as now.The male viewpoint also still holds sway in the wards, lecture halls and medical textbooks.The same morality, or lack of it, still holds sway today.Or, worse still, cotton holds sway supported by an alliance of artificial fibres bound together in forced coalition. Now history holds sway.

Synonyms of 'hold sway'

prevail, rule, predominate, reign
More Synonyms of hold sway
(idiom) 
Definition
to have power or influence
Here, a completely different approach seems to hold sway.
Synonyms
prevail
rule
A ferocious form of anarchy ruled here.
predominate
a society where Islamic principles predominate
reign
A relative calm reigned over the city.
be in power
hold power
exercise power
wield power
have the greatest influence
be most powerful
have the ascendancy
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of predominate
Definition
to be the most important or controlling aspect or part
a society where Islamic principles predominate
Synonyms
prevail,
rule,
reign,
hold sway,
get the upper hand,
carry weight
in the sense of reign
Definition
to be supreme
A relative calm reigned over the city.
Synonyms
be supreme,
prevail,
predominate,
hold sway,
be rife,
be rampant
in the sense of rule
Definition
to be customary or prevalent
A ferocious form of anarchy ruled here.
Synonyms
be prevalent,
prevail,
predominate,
hold sway,
be customary,
preponderate,
obtain (formal)

Nearby words of
hold sway

  • hold something out
  • hold something over
  • hold something up
  • hold sway
  • hold the fort
  • hold up
  • hold water

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