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way

[wey] / weɪ /
NOUN
method, technique
Synonyms
STRONGEST
action approach course fashion form idea manner means measure move plan practice procedure process step style system use
STRONG
contrivance custom design expedient groove habit habitude instrument kick mode outline plot policy scheme shot stroke tack usage wont
WEAK
course of action modus
NOUN
direction, route
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alternative approach course line path progress road trend
STRONG
access admission admittance advance artery avenue bearing boulevard byway channel distance door entrance entry extent gate gateway headway highway ingress journey lane length march movement opening orbit passage pathway progression ride room row space street stretch tendency thoroughfare track trail walk
WEAK
elbowroom entrée forward motion stone's throw thataway
NOUN
characteristic, habit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aspect behavior circumstance condition detail fashion form manner nature particular practice respect sense situation state style thing tone use
STRONG
conduct consuetude custom feature fettle gait groove guise hook idiosyncrasy kick personality point praxis shape shot status trait trick usage wont

Example Sentences

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The website calls on the tech industry to fundamentally reboot the way it builds software.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Rivera said she was deeply worried about how an open-ended strike would affect her emotionally fragile kids — and frustrated by there being less than 24 hours of notice either way.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

He then doubled their lead in the 29th minute when his effort took a deflection off Leny Yoro on its way past Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Pavilion Global sees no way out of the shortage without Russian supply.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

I wondered, when they’d directed me this way, if my cousins had been joking.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith