Ills
Means
Means noun - How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.
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Synonyms for Means
Ills and means are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Ills" with "Means", this nouns are similar.
Both words in one sentence
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The Dresden Files: Not his only method of killing by any means, but Kincaid has a somewhat disturbing tendency to jump to "high explosives" as the solution to all life's ills.
Source: Mad Bomber -
The show has gradually glided from a showcase and parody of a suicidal man teaching a dysfunctional school class to becoming a showcase and parody of social ills in modern Japanese society — but don't think for a moment this means it's taking itself the least bit more seriously.
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