in the way of
idiom
—used to indicate the type of thing that is being described, thought of, etc.
His parents offered him little in the way of emotional support.
How much money has she received in the way of campaign contributions?
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Many of the pro-climate policies enacted, particularly during the Biden era, deliver little in the way of climate benefits (or any benefit for that matter) while making a mockery of the real economic concerns businesses and consumers have about climate action.
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Ashley Nunes, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
Very little had been written about either of them, and there was even less in the way of diaries, letters, or digital footprints.
—Aidan Ryan
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
That’s just two individuals over the course of the United States’ 249-year history; not much in the way of direct precedent.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Ven is a dreamer and thinker, and Jeff is in the way of that.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 31 May 2025
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Ashley Nunes, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
Very little had been written about either of them, and there was even less in the way of diaries, letters, or digital footprints.
—Aidan Ryan
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
That’s just two individuals over the course of the United States’ 249-year history; not much in the way of direct precedent.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Ven is a dreamer and thinker, and Jeff is in the way of that.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the way of
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“In the way of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20way%20of. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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