Shift and Way

Shift

Shift noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

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

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

Way noun - The means or procedure for doing something.

Usage example: figured out the best way to accomplish the task

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

clear	clear shift	clear way
long	long shift	long way
similar	similar shift	similar way
obvious	obvious shift	obvious way
Other adjectives: simple, entire, real, big, quick, subtle, main, interesting, new, major, dramatic, unusual, odd, strange, bizarre, different, creepy.

The shift back to Human has similar effect to a small-scale epileptic seizure, so a way to help the recently shifted regain their strength has been developed, a way called 'Post-Shift Trauma Care'.

Source: Literature / THIRDS Series
Also, within the aforementioned Resident Evil 4, the soundtrack undergoes a genre shift about two thirds of the way through.

Source: Genre Shift / Video Games
In the books, "arseling" is spelled the Old English way, earsling, but it's pronounced the modern English way in the show (compare the shift from ealdorman, pronounced "elder-man", to "alderman").

Source: Series / The Last Kingdom

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