Synonyms for by means of
by means of

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1. by means ofadverb

   Synonyms:
   by dint of

2. by means ofadverb

   By using the thing specified.

   Synonyms:
   by dint of

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1. by means of

   By refers to the agent; through, to the means, cause, or condition; with, to the instrument. By commonly refers to persons; with, to things; through may refer to either. The road having become impassable through long disuse, a way was opened by pioneers with axes. By may, however, be applied to any object which is viewed as partaking of action and agency; as, the metal was corroded by the acid; skill is gained by practise. We speak of communicating with a person by letter. Through implies a more distant connection than by or with, and more intervening elements. Material objects are perceived by the mind through the senses.

   Synonyms:
   by, by dint of, through, with

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1. Christopher Murphy:

   But if she has disclosed Hillary Clinton emails and the content of Hillary Clinton emails, I'm not sure there is much more of a story. I hope that we're going to look at her record as Secretary of State as a means of measuring whether she's worthy of people's votes. i think every bit of Hillary Clinton life has and will be overturned. I think there are very few questions that have not been answered.

2. Confucius:

   He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

3. Sigmund Freud:

   Religion is an attempt to get control over the sensory world, in which we are placed, by means of the wish-world which we have developed inside us as a result of biological and psychological necessities.

4. The Swedish Academy:

   By means of her extraordinary method – a carefully composed collage of human voices – Alexievich deepens our comprehension of an entire era.

5. Israel Katz:

   We have means of offense and defense, but this would spare us the need to earmark enormous resources on a permanent basis and for the long-term in the face of such threats.