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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
Barry Levitt, Time, 25 July 2025
Learn the right way to keep dust away with these professional tips for cleaning your ceiling fan.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 July 2025
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025
Phil Blair, Manpower NO: These changes were way overdue.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
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Noun
Oh, Hi! is a romantic comedy about contemporary dating, but also the way expectations impact our decision-making.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 25 July 2025
Learn the right way to keep dust away with these professional tips for cleaning your ceiling fan.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 July 2025
Adverb
Honestly, very different from college, probably way different than what the NBA is going to be like.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025
Phil Blair, Manpower NO: These changes were way overdue.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for way
Noun
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As Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed its 6-foot-tall lunar lander on the moon’s surface around 2:34 a.m. Sunday morning, cheers erupted at the watch party at Haute Spot in Cedar Park, just down the road from where 50 Firefly operators monitored the landing.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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While stainless steel is durable, harsh chemicals and abrasive tools can compromise its protective coating, leading to discoloration and potential rust issues down the road.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
29 July 2025
Noun
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The United States has tried repeatedly to wean itself off immigrant employment, but cheap labor is a tough habit to kick.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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This formula/habit/trend does not typically occur across the pond, so shortening 'Edgware Road' to 'Edgware,' does pose an issue.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
Noun
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There are flowerpots all the way to the edges of the paths for the mole crickets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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But what made this fire so much more dangerous was not its proximity but the fuel in its path.—
Faith Barton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 July 2025
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Because many young parents grew up at a time when diseases like measles were not common, there can be a tendency to not recognize their seriousness.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
22 July 2025
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According to this report, such a tendency creates a false sense of immediacy, which can have a negative impact of real social relationships.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The trio of animals moved like molasses around the room, steadily scaling rocks and different obstacles to eat up every last shred of lettuce.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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Wells’s great mind inhabited a small set of rooms in the six-story Tuckerman Building on Washington Square.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Some compare the terraced ruins to Machu Picchu, but with only a few dozen visitors reaching this architectural marvel every day via trekking routes loving cared for and protected by indigenous communities, the experience of a visit couldn't be further from that at the overrun city of the Incas.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Hundreds of species, from as far as South America, commonly stop in Kentucky to find food and rest their wings after traveling for miles along their aerial route.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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Cora certainly understands this process as the deadline approaches and what Boston is capable of if chief baseball officer Craig Breslow can add reinforcements.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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In turn, this could entice me to abandon my good approach and leap into a stupid crash diet.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Young versions of the rockers graced the poster, hung in the doorway of a red hallway.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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At that point, the co-responder was at the doorway of the apartment, the lawsuit said.—
Nathan Pilling
July 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 July 2025
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“Way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/way. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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