in the way of
idiom
—used to indicate the type of thing that is being described, thought of, etc.
His parents offered him little in the way of emotional support.
How much money has she received in the way of campaign contributions?
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Rafferty doesn’t offer much in the way of sympathy, describing their time together as both brief and now over before Plunket fetches his wife to bring her home himself.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
His only guest was Glen Powell, a rising movie star so noncontroversial that even his weird promotional non-fling with Sydney Sweeney couldn’t generate much in the way of controversy, shilling for a series about that most American of passions, college football.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
However, there were occasionally times when these pillars of Grandma’s week would converge in the way of a church potluck.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Flash flooding occurred in other parts of the Southwest as the heaviest downpours dropped 1 to 2 inches of rain in around an hour for some spots, causing some roads to be washed out and anything in the way of rushing floodwaters to be swept away.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
His only guest was Glen Powell, a rising movie star so noncontroversial that even his weird promotional non-fling with Sydney Sweeney couldn’t generate much in the way of controversy, shilling for a series about that most American of passions, college football.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
However, there were occasionally times when these pillars of Grandma’s week would converge in the way of a church potluck.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Flash flooding occurred in other parts of the Southwest as the heaviest downpours dropped 1 to 2 inches of rain in around an hour for some spots, causing some roads to be washed out and anything in the way of rushing floodwaters to be swept away.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
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“In the way of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20way%20of. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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