by any means necessary
idiom
: by doing whatever is needed
He vowed that he would succeed by any means necessary.
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Empire and The Foundation must merge their resources and forces with the aid of the ancient android Demerzel to have any chance of vanquishing The Mule and thwarting his insatiable appetite to rule the universe by any means necessary.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
That's the job of the dean — and by any means necessary.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In policy terms, this translates into selective decoupling, as Xi seeks to strengthen China’s economic strength through innovation by any means necessary and to reduce its economic vulnerability to potential Western sanctions.
—Steve Tsang, TIME, 11 May 2024
This was a wrestling match level mudslinging and takedown by any means necessary — women & children (& actual facts) be damned.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
That's the job of the dean — and by any means necessary.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In policy terms, this translates into selective decoupling, as Xi seeks to strengthen China’s economic strength through innovation by any means necessary and to reduce its economic vulnerability to potential Western sanctions.
—Steve Tsang, TIME, 11 May 2024
This was a wrestling match level mudslinging and takedown by any means necessary — women & children (& actual facts) be damned.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for by any means necessary
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“By any means necessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20any%20means%20necessary. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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