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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
Staff Author, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Feb. 2026
Board President Lynn Zeder emphasized the board and administrative staff have made progress toward finding a way to add the language to its curriculum.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
But now, things are getting way more complicated due to Prince William and Harry’s ongoing feud.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Feb. 2026
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Noun
And that doesn't mean that everybody behaves in the same way.
—Staff Author, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Feb. 2026
Board President Lynn Zeder emphasized the board and administrative staff have made progress toward finding a way to add the language to its curriculum.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
The four spinner wheels glide effortlessly, making crowded terminals and tight connections way less stressful.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
But now, things are getting way more complicated due to Prince William and Harry’s ongoing feud.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for way
Noun
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The road to get to the cabin lodgings of Dunton Hot Springs, the 1800s ghost town turned resort tucked in the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Rockies, is paved with bad WiFi.—
Fiorella Valdesolo,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
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Unlike the road to other types of pain, which come from damage to flesh and bone, the road to a migraine is mysterious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Symptoms include blood in stool or rectal bleeding; changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea, constipation or narrowing of stool that lasts more than a few days; unintended weight loss; and cramps or abdominal pain.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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The car was a 2012 Fiat 500, white like the whale, with a transmission that had developed the unfortunate habit of popping out of third gear.—
Mary Norris,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Because life isn't a straight path.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Feb. 2026
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For Calumet Park resident Treiva Mandela, starting down the path toward a rewarding career came down to picking between her pros and cons.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Although medication and changes to your diet and lifestyle can help manage type 2 diabetes, the body’s underlying tendency toward insulin resistance cannot be cured.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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There’s a facile critical tendency to liken a wide range of talky and small-scale dramas to the films of Éric Rohmer.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Then the short putt on 18 to leave too much room for comfort.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Accessibility The hotel is fully wheelchair accessible, and a number of rooms and suites have been designed specifically with those with disabilities in mind.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Pure beauty doesn’t have to be hidden down a complicated route.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Trump is going hard in the opposite direction, toward more punishment, always the easier and more understandable route for voters fed up with crime (even though crime rates have been declining since President Biden was in office).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The set has more than 500 perfect ratings at Amazon, and hundreds more have been buying it up every month as winter approaches.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Feb. 2026
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But Chelsea’s approach is extreme.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Accessibility The building incorporates universal design throughout, featuring step-free entrances to all of the restaurants, wide doorways, accessible guest rooms with barrier-free bathrooms, and a wheelchair accessible lift from the shower room to the pool area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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Worshippers arriving for the day's first prayers found the damage and a smoldering fire that spewed black smoke across the entrance of the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in the town of Tell, near Nablus, and stained the ornate doorway.—
AREF TUFAHA,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/way. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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