Lapse and Way

Lapse

Lapse noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

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

Nearby Words: lapsed, lapsing, lapsus

Way noun - A passage cleared for public vehicular travel.

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

long	long lapse	long way
similar	similar lapse	similar way
common	common lapse	common way
certain	certain lapse	certain way
Other adjectives: painful, easy, major, odd.

The nice teacher resurfaces in the end, and punishes herself for her temporary lapse in the same way that she punishes disobedient students — by sending herself home early on the kindergarten bus.

Source: Literature / Wayside School
The funny thing is, he's actually fairly quiet and charismatic in a completely different way (with one memorable lapse) throughout the original game.

Source: Chewing the Scenery
Members of the Fools' Guild in Discworld often lapse into this, sometimes forgetting if they're supposed to be "happy on the outside and crying on the inside, or the other way 'round." This is understandable, since the Fools generally don't lead pleasant lives.

Source: Sad Clown

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