Affection and Way

Affection

Affection noun - A habitual attraction to some activity or thing.

Usage example: I'm rooting for the Cubs—just my natural affection for the underdog, I guess

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Way and affection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Way" instead a noun "Affection".

Way noun - A passage cleared for public vehicular travel.

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Affection and way are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affection" instead a noun "Way".

clear	clear affection	clear way
particular	particular affection	particular way
normal	normal affection	normal way
usual	usual affection	usual way
Other adjectives: common, true, obvious, simple, great, twisted.

It started as her way of insulting him but as they worked together they became friends so now it is her way of showing him affection.

Source: Insult of Endearment
She receives no genuine familial affection from her family so Precious finds a way out of her traumatic daily life by escaping into daydreams.

Source: Desperately Craves Affection
The way to go is guilt-trips, intimidation, and false or out of reach signs of affection, all the way.

Source: Manipulative Bastard / Western Animation

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