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Held Sway Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is REIGNED which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: REIGNED

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noun

• a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful

• the period during which a monarch is sovereign

• royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

verb

• have sovereign power

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

98%5Exact Match!
adjective satellite

• subject to a ruling authority

38%9Held sway over
adjective satellite

• controlled or ruled by superior authority or power

• harassed by persistent nagging

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