Over
Over adverb - From one side to the other of an intervening space.
Via is a synonym for over in direction topic. In some cases you can use "Via" instead the word "Over" as a preposition or an adverb.
Via
Via preposition - Along the way of.
Usage example: we're going to their house via the back roads
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- Alternate History: The Troubles in Northern Ireland are long over; not through a peace process, but via the IRA all having been hunted down by psycho-radar and eliminated.
Source: Literature / Futuretrack Five -
This gave Hitchcock precise control over lighting and camera angles — on the enormous courtyard set he often had to give actors direction via radio while he was shooting from the opposite side.
Source: Film / Rear Window -
The Virus: A haemovore fungal mould that takes you over, eats you from the inside out and infects via sticking creatures with thorns made via it's own biomass.
Source: Film / Splinter
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