(UK, often followed by being) Possessing the characteristics, nature, or standing of; in the state or condition of.
(UK, often followed by being) Possessing the characteristics, nature, or standing of; in the state or condition of.
“I always go over the wall, by way of the plum tree,” said Matilda.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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Katoomba doesn't get very much by way of snow, but it happens Snowy Mountains (further south, higher up) is snow chain territory
For the purpose of; as a means of; as an instance of; as a type or form of.
Intensity was more usually reached by way of the solemn than by way of the brilliant.
“Heaven forbid that someone gets people interested in history by way of comedy…”
“It would be very Adrian to have voted Leave, regret it, and *then* become a painfully online FBPE type by way of over-compensation.”
“Katoomba doesn't get very much by way of snow, but it happens Snowy Mountains (further south, higher up) is snow chain territory”
“It will be interesting to see what the Home Office has to offer by way of justification, should the case get to that point”
“Thanks to Louisiana repub government, New Orleans is going to become part of the Gulf of Mexico by way of drowning into the water.”
By the route of.
From Shakespeare to Milton by way of the English Bible, our language has been shaped by humanist ideas.
“Uh. . .I kinda prefer my Sentinels to be the clunky robots with the moon boots, not living High Octane Nightmare Fuel by way of HELLRAISER, kthanksbai-”
“It was at your door in 2016 .And in 2024, the occupants let him in! An eviction order by way of impeachment is the only way to right the ship!!”
“There is no excuse for this, and even if you are the sports writer who never touched trans issues, you are partly culpable by way of providing means to support this behavior via profit.”
“the eye catches light sees by way of reflection in this deeper truth communication flawed and faulty linguistic wrapper not message meaning is echo a pebble strike water fluid dynamics no such thing "better" there is only the being & the becoming #haiku_chains”
“‘The Trials of Muhammad Ali’ was released on this date in 2013. Here's our review of the documentary (now on Kanopy), which looks at history by way of Ali, and looks at Ali by way of history: buff.ly/2QqvYJ1”