Change
How words are described
| full | full change | full sway |
| massive | massive change | massive sway |
| great | great change | great sway |
| little | little change | little sway |
| Other adjectives: slight, noticeable, meaningful, major, immediate, political, significant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- This opens up the idea that Finn, having enough sway and control over his own fate, can choose to change the future by being presented the options.
Source: Analysis / Adventure Time -
Reality Ensues: Rarity and Pinkie may have saved the shop but can't really sway Zesty to change her opinion.
- When they discover that the Ku Klux Klan intends to support their status quo vote on the issue of the South Park flag, they worry that this will sway people into voting the other way, so they go to a Klan meeting in disguise and persuade the group to change their position on the issue.
Source: Anti-Advice
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