Synonyms of vianext
1
: by way of
2
: through the medium or agency of
also : by means of

Examples of via in a Sentence

She flew to Los Angeles via Chicago. I'll let her know via one of our friends. He did some research via computer. We went home via a shortcut.
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All salary information via Spotrac and salary-cap information via RealGM. Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 Trump repeatedly pushed the deadline back via executive action. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 Jan. 2026 It gets loaded onto the truck and sent to Moscow, to be sold via Moscow to Astrakhan. Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026 Vincent Cambedouzou, a rep for the STJV game Video Game Workers’ Union at Ubisoft Paris, said the staff had been informed of the plan via email and through the press on Wednesday. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for via

Word History

Etymology

Latin, ablative of via way — more at way

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of via was in 1677

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“Via.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/via. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

via

preposition
: by way of
entered via the back door

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