someway
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of someway
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at some, way 1
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“The question is whether there is another record-breaking rally left in this market, or if gold has topped someway short of the $5,000 an ounce that so many analysts were looking for,” he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
He would, he decided, play football again — somehow, someway.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
The game with the lowest time in play this season - West Ham v Brentford with 41 minutes, 33 seconds - is someway short of Stoke v Blackburn from February 2010, though.
From BBC ● May 6, 2022
And somehow, someway, he can do the same thing in a video game.
From The Verge ● Apr. 27, 2022
Suppose the boy had been caught again, somehow, someway, in his travel down to the landing, running through the midnight streets between the dark houses.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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