The populace was in thrall to the dictator's whims.
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Whims
Synonyms for "whims" (114 found)
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Don't pay any attention to her whims.
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Sami obliged Layla's whims.
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She threatened to translate his works and, thus, exposing him to the whims of the police state.
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