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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But we should be able to debate the best way to defend ourselves from it without being accused of campaigning for the enemy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Our yearning to forget is superseded by our desire to understand why things are the way they are.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

It does suggest that one-size-fits-all prescribing after heart attack may need to give way to more personalized decisions, especially for patients with preserved heart function.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

Mastercard paved the way by going public about two years before Visa.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

Ralph and Dalton wrestle over the front seat, with Dalton eventually muscling his way in.

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

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