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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There’s not much in the way of conflating Lily Collins’s own personal style with that of her indomitable, outré lead character Emily Cooper of Emily in Paris.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
Director Emma Tammi, returning from the first film, keeps things appropriately grim, but there isn’t much here in the way of atmosphere.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
The committee is calling on several MCCA leaders to testify at the hearing, including CEO Marcel Vernon, who welcomed the hearing and told the Herald in a statement that obstacles still remain in the way of ridding the Convention Center of bias and exclusion.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, federal authorities have said community members’ actions have gotten in the way of immigration agents doing their job.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
Director Emma Tammi, returning from the first film, keeps things appropriately grim, but there isn’t much here in the way of atmosphere.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
The committee is calling on several MCCA leaders to testify at the hearing, including CEO Marcel Vernon, who welcomed the hearing and told the Herald in a statement that obstacles still remain in the way of ridding the Convention Center of bias and exclusion.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, federal authorities have said community members’ actions have gotten in the way of immigration agents doing their job.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 30 Nov. 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 13 Dec. 2025.
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