over the way
idiom
British
: across from someone on the other side of the street
They live over the way from us.
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Free’s complaint in February over the way that the DNC’s vice chair election was run started the process that resulted in Hogg losing his position as vice chair.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 20 June 2025
On the other end of the phone, her mother defended her daughter and shared in her frustrations over the way Charlie conducts himself with Riley.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 18 June 2025
The company, seeking Trump administration’s approval for its merger with Skydance, has been in talks to settle the president’s $20 billion lawsuit over the way that the newsmagazine edited an interview with Kamala Harris.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
Jon Stewart has become the latest late-night host to weigh in on the possibility that Paramount Global, which owns The Daily Show, will settle President Donald Trump’s $20B lawsuit against CBS News over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 May 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 20 June 2025
On the other end of the phone, her mother defended her daughter and shared in her frustrations over the way Charlie conducts himself with Riley.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 18 June 2025
The company, seeking Trump administration’s approval for its merger with Skydance, has been in talks to settle the president’s $20 billion lawsuit over the way that the newsmagazine edited an interview with Kamala Harris.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
Jon Stewart has become the latest late-night host to weigh in on the possibility that Paramount Global, which owns The Daily Show, will settle President Donald Trump’s $20B lawsuit against CBS News over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 May 2025
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“Over the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20way. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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