one way or another

idiom

: by some method
He vowed that he would succeed (in) one way or another.

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Since then, many on the right have celebrated the move and rationalized it one way or another. Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 Next steps for the ex-Veep may or may not include a visit to late-night, one way or another. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025 And that’s the thing—love it or loathe it, pumpkin spice sneaks its way into our lives one way or another. Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 The Bengals game featured more than 100 yards in overtime — which could have been avoided one way or another had the Broncos gone for two after a miraculous last-second touchdown. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for one way or another

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“One way or another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20way%20or%20another. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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