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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Beneath its loving re-creation of ’90s New York, there’s little in the way of larger ideas and, more fatally, actual feeling, its John and Carolyn functioning less as fleshed-out people than dolls for their creators to smash together.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026
The ceremonial handoff to what’s next in the way of viable alternatives happened Tuesday night in Coral Gables at halftime of the Miami Hurricanes’ men’s basketball game.
—Greg Cote
february 11, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
My education abroad and in Canada has been of the Western sort, with not much in the way of Asian history.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
The Chicago Bulls didn’t land in New York with much in the way of expectations.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026
The ceremonial handoff to what’s next in the way of viable alternatives happened Tuesday night in Coral Gables at halftime of the Miami Hurricanes’ men’s basketball game.
—Greg Cote
february 11, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
My education abroad and in Canada has been of the Western sort, with not much in the way of Asian history.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
The Chicago Bulls didn’t land in New York with much in the way of expectations.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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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 19 Feb. 2026.
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