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means

NOUN
way, method
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aid channel equipment factor instrument measure mechanism medium mode power process route step system tactic technique vehicle
STRONG
agency agent apparatus auspices avenue course dodge expedient fashion gimmick instrumentality instrumentation intermediary machinery manner ministry organ organization paraphernalia path road trick
WEAK
modus operandi stepping-stone ways and means
Antonyms
STRONGEST
end
WEAK
paucity poorness shame
NOUN
wealth, resources
Synonyms
STRONGEST
money
STRONG
affluence assets backing bankroll budget bundle capital dough estate finances fortune funds holdings income intangibles pocket possessions property purse reserves revenue riches savings securities sock stake stuff substance wherewithal
WEAK
ace in the hole nest egg rainy day ways and means
Antonyms
STRONG
debt poverty
WEAK
paucity

Example Sentences

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Doing so means permanently relinquishing control of those funds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Such discrepancies would be catastrophic for our standardized world, but so long as this “wonky” means of telling the hours was shared by the entire community, it was accurate enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Relative calm in the Middle East means the focus can shift toward a tech-stock rally, although post-earnings reactions show the need for some restraint.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Lowery is more interested in the nature of creative relationships and the inherent inequality in what it means to make art at this scale.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It means maybe he still does love me, even if just a little, because he wouldn’t try if he didn’t, right?

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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