Synonyms of by virtue of

by virtue of

preposition

variants or in virtue of

as in by means of

Related Words

• by means of
• by dint of
• in
• with
• by
• via
• per
• through

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of by virtue of

But Toronto won the AL East by virtue of the head-to-head tiebreaker. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026

The people that get targeted by this tend to be more low-level people who by virtue of their status and position may be less guarded physically, but also kind of conceptually. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026

Further down the chain from the big money coordinators, recent college football changes are driving assistant salary pools up — sometimes by virtue of a technicality. —David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026

By growing up in his family’s real estate business, not retailing, and by virtue of his style of conducting business, Baker has been in a class of his own, outside the circle of giant retail merchants like Allen Questrom, Terry Lundgren and the Nordstroms. —David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026

Pierce, whose portfolio included work on refugee and asylum services, was told that her office, by virtue of specializing in humanitarian relief, was undermining the President’s agenda. —Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026

Part of his Stage 1 win is by virtue of cars being on a non-ideal part of the pit cycle. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026

In a way, Wasserman, by virtue of his last name, was no stranger to scandal. —Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026

Savannah Guthrie is one of the most famous journalists in the country; by virtue of being a morning-show host on a national network, she is welcomed into the homes of millions every day. —Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026