by way of
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Through, via, as in I'm flying to Australia by way of Hawaii . [Mid-1400s]
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As a means of, as in He paid our fares by way of apology . [Late 1300s]
Example Sentences
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By way of comparison, the district’s budget this year is $18.8 billion.
From Los Angeles Times
“Kin” deftly alternates points of view between Vernice and Annie, narrating events by way of a vernacular that would be at home on a front porch rocking chair.
From Los Angeles Times
"I'm just a really big game show fan," she says by way of explanation.
From BBC
Park Chung Hee, who seized power in 1961 by way of the country's first successful coup, regularly used the tactic to quash dissent – as did his successor, Chun Doo Hwan.
From BBC
By way of comparison, the district on Tuesday also approved job reductions to protect the solvency of the district over the long term — closing out 657 central and regional office jobs — to achieve a savings of $150 million per year.
From Los Angeles Times
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