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Definitions

by means of

ADVERB
how
Synonyms
WEAK
according to what after what precedent by virtue of what by what means by what method by whose help from what source through what agency through what medium to what degree whence whereby wherewith
PREPOSITION
per
Synonyms
WEAK
according to by contained in each for each one for every in accordance with through to each
PREPOSITION
through
Synonyms
WEAK
as a consequence as a result at the hand of because of by by dint of by reason by the agency of by virtue of for in consequence of in virtue of per through the medium of using via with with the help of
Antonyms
WEAK
around
PREPOSITION
via
Synonyms
WEAK
along as a means by by dint of by this route by virtue of on the way over per through through the medium of through this medium with

Example Sentences

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The obscure law bans a person from soliciting or receiving nonpublic information from a public servant by means of their office or employment with the intent to obtain a benefit.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

This is the first time squads in the Hundred have been assembled by means of an auction.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

He argued with righteous tenacity that Southerners could be convinced to relinquish their slaves by means of patient “moral suasion.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Chris Lauber, first author of the study, was able to show this by means of family tree analyses.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2024

Partly it was a sort of hymn to the wisdom and majesty of Big Brother, but still more it was an act of selfhypnosis, a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise.

From "1984" by George Orwell

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.