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swaying

  • present participle of sway.

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Swaying palm trees share the landscape behind home plate with a row of portable restrooms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

Swaying sentiments based on space imagery alone is also unlikely to have lasting effects.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022

Swaying to Macy Gray's "On How Life Is," I read aloud Eastern karmic principles of ricocheting goodness and Confucius's reminder to hold onto kindness more than wounds.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2021

Swaying along in the front row, Nicole Frazier Lake, his mother, beamed with pride.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2019

Swaying slightly at the gentle rocking of the ship, Archer watched them both.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee