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

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Woodman rang the bell on the Nasdaq trading floor, and the company touted its products as a way to enable "people to capture their life's passions in ways they could have never done before."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

In this way, they could have participated in the broader network of reactions that contributed to life's emergence.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

They will give Brazil a really good game but Ancelotti's teams usually find a way to win.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Co-corresponding author Professor Joo-Yong Lee stated, "We identified a mechanism in which key DNA repair proteins are actively degraded inside the cell. This provides a new way to regulate homologous recombination beyond genetic mutations."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

It looks as if your cortex was folded up quickly and stuffed in any old way, but the truth is that every human brain is folded in exactly the same way.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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