{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-5":[{"type":"wordpress/fetchEditorialNotes/rejected","meta":{"arg":{"word":"in virtue of"},"requestId":"QAN2pvO0cE08Fm6eJW5kI","rejectedWithValue":false,"requestStatus":"rejected","aborted":false,"condition":false},"error":{"name":"SyntaxError","message":"Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0","stack":"SyntaxError: Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0\n at JSON.parse ()\n at Response.json (node:internal/deps/undici/undici:1817:21)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n at async /app/server.js:389:13314"}},{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/their-vs-there-vs-theyre/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"\"Their\" vs. \"There\" vs. \"They're\": What's the Difference?","content":{"topicLabel":"Commonly confused"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/their-vs-there-vs-theyre-whats-the-difference-20241120.png","description":"Unsure about when to use \"their,\" \"there,\" or \"they're\"? Clear up the confusion with these handy tips.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/parenting-buzzwords-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"parenting-buzzwords-quiz","questionNumber":"3"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/onto-vs-on-to/","text":"\"Onto\" vs. \"On To\": What's the Difference?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/that-vs-which/","text":"\"That\" vs. \"Which\": When Do You Use Each?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/scrabble/","text":"What Was Scrabble's Original Name?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/ways-to-say/list-of-vegetables/","text":"This List of Vegetables Is No Small Potatoes"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/imbed-vs-embed/","text":"\"Imbed\" vs. \"Embed\": What's the Difference?"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/context-clues/","text":"What Are Context Clues?"}],"topicLabel":"🔎"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/meteor-vs-asteroid-vs-comet/","text":"Meteor vs. Asteroid vs. Comet: What's the Difference?"}],"topicLabel":"Space ☄️"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/octopuses-or-octopi/","text":"Should You Say \"Octopuses\" Or \"Octopi\"?"}],"topicLabel":"Plurals"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"4t2P7Ff1foyybFl_LA26z","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchWordsNearby/fulfilled","payload":{"data":null},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"in virtue of"},"requestId":"Gp32zuEwZ1s-_yMJxbxIR","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6277470-53","sentence":"Well, you can think about how much better is the world in virtue of having that particular beautiful creature.","source":{"sourceName":"Slate","publicationDate":"2022-10-06T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2022-10-06T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://slate.com/technology/2022/10/longtermism-debate-william-macaskill-elon-musk-robert-wright.html","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Lizzie O’Leary","title":"Can Longtermism Save Us All?"},"offsets":[55,67]},{"id":"6204177-26","sentence":"He believes that calling abortion murder “dilutes the humanity of women in virtue of a religious belief.”","source":{"sourceName":"New York Times","publicationDate":"2022-07-09T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2022-07-09T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/09/world/americas/mexico-abortion-chief-justice.html","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Natalie Kitroeff","title":"How Mexico’s Top Justice, Raised Catholic, Became an Abortion Rights Champion"},"offsets":[72,84]},{"id":"6189664-10","sentence":"It is someone, not something, in virtue of there being “something it is like” to be that creature, in the words of philosopher Thomas Nagel.","source":{"sourceName":"Slate","publicationDate":"2022-06-21T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2022-06-21T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://slate.com/technology/2022/06/google-ai-sentience-lamda.html","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Carissa Véliz","title":"What Google’s “Sentient” A.I. Is Really Thinking"},"offsets":[30,42]},{"id":"5771068-5242","sentence":"But when Water ascends by Suction in a Pump, or other Instrument, that Motion, being contrary to that which is wonted, is made in virtue of a more Catholick Law of Nature, by which ’tis provided, that a greater Pressure, which in our case the Water suffers from the weight of the Incumbent Air, should surmount a lesser, such as is here the Gravity of the Water, that ascends in the Pump or Pipe.","source":{"sourceName":"Literature","publicationDate":"2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0061759538","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"David Wootton","title":"The Invention of Science"},"offsets":[127,139]},{"id":"5665854-2","sentence":"“The Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Qatar exchanged, today, January 20, 2021, two official memoranda, in virtue of which the two countries agreed to resume diplomatic relations,” an Egyptian Foreign Ministry statement said.","source":{"sourceName":"Washington Post","publicationDate":"2021-01-20T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2021-01-20T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.washingtonpost.com/classic-apps/egypt-and-qatar-agree-to-resume-diplomatic-ties-cairo-says/2021/01/20/7a4baade-5b54-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"UPDATE 3-Egypt and Qatar agree to resume diplomatic ties, Cairo says"},"offsets":[111,123]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"in virtue of"},"requestId":"5sObSZo1j1-KIH-Pt4Kd5","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchDictionaryResults/fulfilled","payload":{"slugs":[{"entries":[{"__typename":"ThesaurusEntry","headword":{"displayForm":"in virtue of","slug":"in-virtue-of"},"id":"u27e59bea365df506.-410fe1c2.179519b9035.449b","partOfSpeechGroups":[{"shortDefinitions":[{"synonyms":[{"targetWord":"as a consequence","id":"generated-c299110a-c203-45a6-a9df-16858b0654eb","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"as-a-consequence"},{"targetWord":"as a result","id":"generated-bd303619-88bd-4468-88f0-1b067d0bde3c","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"as-a-result"},{"targetWord":"at the hand of","id":"generated-0519c828-aa29-498a-afe3-7d6b2c9c8e27","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"at-the-hand-of"},{"targetWord":"because of","id":"generated-a9fa2fc7-0d20-4195-b4fa-80acde1d0b5c","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"because-of"},{"targetWord":"by","id":"generated-68ff4166-7442-4139-9ec5-7f6cfb51564f","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"by"},{"targetWord":"by dint of","id":"generated-8f241dfa-a5bc-4b96-a912-0e4181032e3c","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"by-dint-of"},{"targetWord":"by means of","id":"generated-76a38ed6-2004-4b61-adb5-05252c743a84","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"by-means-of"},{"targetWord":"by reason","id":"generated-55b99a55-9a4f-4249-9d12-d8db75c09867","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"by-reason"},{"targetWord":"by the agency of","id":"generated-05e0f29c-c56c-490d-8c2d-ea4468485b7a","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"by-the-agency-of"},{"targetWord":"by virtue of","id":"generated-39bc4b89-9351-46f8-8b8f-ef25f3542623","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"by-virtue-of"},{"targetWord":"for","id":"generated-cce8e7f5-d80d-4558-a357-e14e084bb0b7","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"for"},{"targetWord":"in consequence of","id":"generated-0b6d4294-d9d6-4eb5-a976-df0b0d7bccf7","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"in-consequence-of"},{"targetWord":"per","id":"generated-7f83e32e-afbb-46f3-805f-814976be1625","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"per"},{"targetWord":"through the medium of","id":"generated-81766054-b1e4-42a1-b02f-e0060dfd7a47","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"through-the-medium-of"},{"targetWord":"using","id":"generated-60b3fd77-eb8d-4774-9527-5b104bc1acb9","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"using"},{"targetWord":"via","id":"generated-c39db8fe-4d35-4f1a-ad3a-4855a5d9cb8f","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"via"},{"targetWord":"with","id":"generated-66d72899-ea1b-4476-b6ef-d7b1a7e3d047","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"with"},{"targetWord":"with the help of","id":"generated-0a922ef0-8cbe-450e-9d61-8ff516a5f22e","similarity":10,"targetSlug":"with-the-help-of"}],"thesRid":"u27e59bea365df506.-410fe1c2.179519b9035.44a0_1","antonyms":[{"targetWord":"around","id":"generated-78c56a33-286f-4e1f-ad94-930c41396eff","similarity":-10,"targetSlug":"around"}]}]}]}],"url":"in-virtue-of"}]},"meta":{"arg":{"slug":"in-virtue-of"},"requestId":"C4Q6u2RTxwd4yf-lZ4b1N","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchResultsData/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"url":"virtue","displayForm":"virtue","canonicalSlug":"virtue","content":[{"source":"luna","entries":[{"id":"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e7c6aaf.-72f9","type":"normal","entry":"virtue","entrySyllabified":"vir·tue","entryVariants":[],"homograph":null,"pronunciation":{"ipa":"ˈvɜr tʃu ","spell":"vur-choo ","audio":{"audio/ogg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/lunawav/V01/V0152900.ogg","audio/mpeg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/V01/V0152900.mp3"}},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]},{"order":2,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"conformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]},{"order":3,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"chastity; virginity: to lose one's virtue.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]},{"order":4,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"Compare cardinal virtues, natural virtue, theological virtue. ","definition":"a particular moral excellence.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]},{"order":5,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"a good or admirable quality or property: the virtue of knowing one's weaknesses.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]},{"order":6,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"effective force; power or potency: a charm with the virtue of removing warts.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]},{"order":7,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"virtues, ","postdefinitionContent":"Compare angel (def. 1). ","definition":"an order of angels.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]},{"order":8,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"manly excellence; valor.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":""},{"definitions":[{"order":9,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"by / in virtue of, ","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"by reason of; because of: to act by virtue of one's legitimate authority.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]},{"order":10,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"make a virtue of necessity, ","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"to make the best of a difficult or unsatisfactory situation.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"Idioms","posSupplementaryInfo":""}],"origin":"First recorded in 1175–1225; alteration (with i from Latin ) of Middle English vertu, from Anglo-French, Old French from Latin virtūt-, stem of virtūs “maleness, worth, virtue,” equivalent to vir “man” + -tūs, abstract noun suffix; see virile","originData":null,"supplementaryNotes":[{"type":"Synonyms","content":"2. probity, integrity. "},{"type":"Synonym Study","content":"1. See goodness. "},{"type":"Antonyms","content":"1. vice. "}],"variantForms":[],"variantSpellings":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":["vir·tue·less, adjective","vir·tue·less·ness, noun","non·vir·tue, noun"],"confusables":[]}]},{"source":"collins","entries":[{"id":"ae3d8351d.6bfb.1014.b87b.c2803370a23a.1","type":"normal","entry":"virtue","entrySyllabified":null,"entryVariants":"","homograph":null,"pronunciation":{"audio":null,"spell":null,"ipa":"(ˈvɜːtjuː, -tʃuː)"},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":"","definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"the quality or practice of moral excellence or righteousness","postdefinitionContent":""},{"order":2,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"a particular moral excellence","postdefinitionContent":"the virtue of tolerance"},{"order":3,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"any of the cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) or theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity)","postdefinitionContent":""},{"order":4,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"any admirable quality, feature, or trait","postdefinitionContent":""},{"order":5,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"chastity, esp in women","postdefinitionContent":""},{"order":6,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"archaic","definition":"an effective, active, or inherent power or force","postdefinitionContent":""},{"order":7,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"by virtue of or in virtue of","definition":"on account of or by reason of","postdefinitionContent":""},{"order":8,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"make a virtue of necessity","definition":"to acquiesce in doing something unpleasant with a show of grace because one must do it in any case","postdefinitionContent":""}]}],"origin":"C13: vertu, from Old French, from Latin virtūs manliness, courage, from vir man","supplementaryNotes":[],"variantForms":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"derivedForms":["virtueless, adjective"]}]},{"source":"idioms","entries":[{"id":"virtue","type":"normal","entry":"virtue","entrySyllabified":null,"entryVariants":null,"homograph":0,"pronunciation":null,"predefinitionContent":null,"contentBlocks":[{"title":null,"content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":"see by virtue of; make a virtue of necessity."}]}],"supplementaryNotes":null}]}],"nearbyWordOrdinal":167097,"index-rank-01":["virtue","virtue","virtue"],"index-rank-02":[],"index-rank-03":[],"index-rank-04":["virtue's","virtues","virtues'"],"index-rank-05":["virtues's"],"index-rank-06":[],"index-rank-07":["by virtue of","in virtue of","make a virtue necessity","make a virtue of necessity","make virtue necessity","make virtue of necessity"],"index-rank-08":[],"index-rank-09":["nonvirtue","virtueless","virtuelessness"],"index-rank-10":["more virtueless","most virtueless","nonvirtue's","nonvirtues","nonvirtues'","virtuelessness'","virtuelessness's","virtuelessnesses","virtuelessnesses'"],"index-rank-11":[],"index-rank-12":[],"index-rank-13":[],"index-rank-14":[],"index-rank-15":[],"tunaSlug":"virtue","isFeaturedMetaSlug":false}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"in virtue of"},"requestId":"EGnmxnjvUj_loy1egHNX2","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"luna":["in vitro","in vacuo","in vivo","virtue","virtues","virtuoso"],"tuna":["in virtue of","by virtue of","in spite of","in view of","in pursuance of","by virtue of what","in place of","in vitro","in defiance of","in the time of","in advance of"],"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"in vitro","slug":"in-vitro"},{"displayForm":"in vacuo","slug":"in-vacuo"},{"displayForm":"in vivo","slug":"in-vivo"},{"displayForm":"virtue","slug":"virtue"},{"displayForm":"virtues","slug":"virtues"},{"displayForm":"virtuoso","slug":"virtuoso"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"in virtue of","slug":"in-virtue-of"},{"displayForm":"by virtue of","slug":"by-virtue-of"},{"displayForm":"in spite of","slug":"in-spite-of"},{"displayForm":"in view of","slug":"in-view-of"},{"displayForm":"in pursuance of","slug":"in-pursuance-of"},{"displayForm":"by virtue of what","slug":"by-virtue-of-what"},{"displayForm":"in place of","slug":"in-place-of"},{"displayForm":"in vitro","slug":"in-vitro"},{"displayForm":"in defiance of","slug":"in-defiance-of"},{"displayForm":"in the time of","slug":"in-the-time-of"},{"displayForm":"in advance of","slug":"in-advance-of"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"in virtue of"},"requestId":"hNikS6HmB1sdKsFuT7QhH","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

Did you mean in vitro?