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Sway Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PULL which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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97%4Exact Match!
noun

• the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

• the force used in pulling

• special advantage or influence

• a device used for pulling something

• a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

• a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

• a sustained effort

verb

• cause to move by pulling

• direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

• move into a certain direction

• apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion

• perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

• bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

• steer into a certain direction

• strain abnormally

• cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

• operate when rowing a boat

• rein in to keep from winning a race

• tear or be torn violently

• hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing

• strip of feathers

• remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

• take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for

• take away

96%4Exact Match!
noun

• a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

• United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984)

• material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust

• (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable

• hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)

• a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western

• pitching dangerously to one side

verb

• move back and forth or sideways

• cause to move back and forth

95%9Exact Match!
noun

• a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

• causing something without any direct or apparent effort

• a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do

• the effect of one thing (or person) on another

• one having power to influence another

verb

• have and exert influence or effect

• shape or influence; give direction to

• induce into action by using one's charm

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
New York Times08 Dec 2024 Down 5
Telegraph Quick03 Oct 2023 Across 10
The Guardian Quick12 Jul 2018 Down 7
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