By way of
Like and by way of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a preposition phrase "By way of".
Like
Like noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.
By way of and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "By way of" instead a preposition "Like".
Both terms in one sentence
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One episode of the series featured another werewolf who transformed by way of a "Werewolf Secret Formula", and who was nothing like the Funny Animal-ish title character, instead looking and acting more like a Beast Man.
Source: Our Werewolves Are Different - There are also some Pokemon that could be used competitively to deal with Special attackers by way of high Special Defense and high Attack, like Virizion, Flareon, and Snorlax.
Source: Mage Killer - Another adaptation of the Stoker novel, like the Lugosi version by way of the play.
Source: Film / Dracula
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Like and By way of. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_way_of/like
By way of & Like. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_way_of/like>.
Like or By way of. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/by_way_of/like.
