by way of

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Definition of by way ofnext
as in through
along the way of You can reach the house by way of back roads.

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Recent Examples of by way of Outside of Seattle’s recent success, which includes two Super Bowl championships in the last 13 years, Vinod said he was attracted to the city by way of connections in the tech industry. Andrew Destin, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 He's been there with her, and still stands by her by way of his testimony. Mike Toole, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 In contrast to the On Cloudmonster 3‘s bold and prominent floral covering, the Cloud X Tempo invites the Alpine Floral print in only by way of its insole. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026 On a larger level, Spanish American modernismo’s dedication to art for art’s sake, particularly via poetry, gave way to an attempt to evoke local reality—and, more specifically, rural reality—by way of the novel. Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for by way of

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“By way of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by%20way%20of. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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