Grip and Sway

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Grip

Grip noun - The right or means to command or control others.
Usage example: a tyrant that keeps the masses tightly in his grip
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Sway is a synonym for grip in power topic. In some cases you can use "Sway" instead a noun "Grip", when it comes to topics like control.
Nearby Words: gripped, gripping, griping, griped

Sway

Sway noun - The right or means to command or control others.
Usage example: a time when Rome held sway over a vast empire that stretched from Britain to the Near East
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Grip is a synonym for sway in power topic. Sometimes you can use "Grip" instead a noun "Sway".
Nearby Words: swayed, swaying

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emotional emotional grip emotional sway
great great grip great sway
little little grip little sway
less less grip less sway

Common collocations

attention grip attention sway attention
ground grip ground sway ground
way grip way sway way
floor grip floor sway floor
Other words: side, minds.
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