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Which sentence uses the word by in a similar way to by next month?

We need to finish the report by Friday.

He walked by the river every morning.

This use of by shows location, not a deadline or time limit.

She sat by her friend at lunch.

Here, by means next to someone, not before a certain time.

He succeeded by working very hard.

This use of by shows the method or way something happened.

In by next month, by shows a deadline, which means something must happen before or no later than that time.

The sentence We need to finish the report by Friday uses by the same way, setting a clear time limit.