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by a long shot |
by all means |
by all odds |
by and by |
by and large |
by any means
| by artificial means
| by chance
| by choice
| by degrees
| by design
by any means
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial by any means has 1 sense
- by any means(r = adv.all) by hook or by crook - in any way necessary; "I'll pass this course by hook or by crook"
ROGET THESAURUS
by any means
Means
N means, resources, wherewithal, ways and means, capital, revenue, stock in trade, provision, a shot in the locker, appliances, means and appliances, conveniences, cards to play, expedients, two strings to one's bow, sheet anchor, aid, medium, instrumental, mechanical, by means of, with, by what means, by all means, by any means, by some means, wherewith, herewith, therewith, wherewithal, how, through, with the aid of, by the aid of, by the agency of.
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