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as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
the town honored the local sports hero by naming after him a short way connecting two shopping centers
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as in habit
a usual manner of behaving or doing
she's set in her ways and is not about to change
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as in path
an established course for traveling from one place to another
took the regular way to work
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as in tendency
an established pattern of behavior
that's just his way, so pay him no mind
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as in approach
the means or procedure for doing something
figured out the best way to accomplish the task
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as in option
the power, right, or opportunity to choose
have it your way
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as in distance
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
it's just a little way down the road
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as in very
to a great degree
"Oh, I'm just way thrilled to be here!" the pageant contestant gushed
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Recent Examples of way
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
The game is nationally televised on the NFL Network — and Sling TV offers one of the best ways to watch the 2025 preseason games online without traditional cable.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Art De Roché, New York Times, 31 July 2025
When y’all are locked in, the body relaxes and the pleasure goes way deeper.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 31 July 2025
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Noun
But there’s also a problem with using slurs as a way to fight back against AI encroachment, these experts say, as the words can actually reinforce the belief that AI is becoming more human.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
The game is nationally televised on the NFL Network — and Sling TV offers one of the best ways to watch the 2025 preseason games online without traditional cable.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Adverb
While the 60,000 who rock up to the Emirates Stadium every other week may be a visible example of fandom, Arsenal’s impact goes way beyond that small pocket of north London.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 31 July 2025
When y’all are locked in, the body relaxes and the pleasure goes way deeper.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for way
Noun
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And because of the powertrain’s development, the engineers on the Formula E team can now feed data back to the road car programme in Nissan’s Japan headquarters.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Where are evacuations and which roads have been closed?—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Other things like inadequate sleep and unhealthy lifestyle habits can exacerbate feelings of tiredness, reducing resilience and increasing the risk of burnout.—
Nancy Pulciano,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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When leaders foster a culture that encourages these habits, employees can be more present, productive and effective.—
John Abusaid,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Rooftop solar advocacy followed, saving schools money on double-digit energy cost increases while connecting students to clean energy career paths.—
Michele Drucker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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Getting a song played and embraced by the dancers and the audiences was another way for Black artists to break through when traditional avenues and paths weren’t accessible to them.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Birds love the honeysuckle and porcelain vine fruits and have the infuriating tendency to pass them through their system undamaged, and then deposit them in your garden, in tremendous numbers, encased in a nice little fertilizer packet.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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Golubic chalked that up to our natural preference for round numbers, a tendency that’s backed by research.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Once it’s established that all of this is Scottish-kosher, the rest of the men in the room — including MacKinney — line up to pledge their support.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
15 Aug. 2025
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After Haner granted the mistrial, the mother walked out of the courtroom and into the attorney holding room where her son was sitting.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For the the Lynx system replaced by Scout vans, buses will stop running routes on Jan. 10.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Go the safer route with easy heatless curlers like this affordable set from Kitsch.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There will likely be some folks who think this approach, which Cregger has mentioned was partially inspired by the format of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, requires too much work.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Others take the opposite approach, giving their kids free rein with little oversight.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The 144,000-gross-ton vessel was led by tugboat stern-first through the building’s narrow doorway with just three feet of clearance on either side of the vessel.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Aug. 2025
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Stepping through the doorway, Stretch’s office comes first.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/way. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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