ways
noun
way.
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- plural of way.
ways
1 American
[weyz]
/ weɪz /
noun
(used with a singular verb)
-ways
2
American
-ways
British
suffix
Etymology
Origin of ways1
Middle English weyes, Old English weges, genitive singular of weg way 1
Origin of -ways2
Example Sentences
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It is the seduction of surfaces Cusk is exploring here, the ways we are taken in by so much that is chimerical: lavish interiors, actors, our own doubled selves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Here is a writer and director with not just plenty on his mind, but the preternatural proficiency to execute those ideas in haunting, humorous and really quite moving ways.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Such observations could reveal how molecules respond to light, electronic effects, and chemical changes on femtosecond timescales, potentially giving scientists new ways to understand and control interactions involving only a few atoms.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Public-minded in other ways, Ives promoted a constitutional amendment to allow Americans to vote directly on legislation, but nothing came of it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
I could answer her in a dozen ways.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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