like that
idiom
1
: of that kind
I love books like that.
2
: in that manner
Why does she talk like that?
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Newcastle lost at Wembley under Ruud Gullit in 1999 (Clive Brunskill/Allsport/Getty Images)
Having seen Newcastle be like that, the Ashley years were even more difficult.
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Cutting workers like that could indirectly impact drugs, medical devices and food.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
There are people like that out there, and their stories that are very captivating, but this is actually a little bit creepier to me.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
That may not seem like that long for some franchises or fanbases, but it’s been eons in Bronx years.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Cutting workers like that could indirectly impact drugs, medical devices and food.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
There are people like that out there, and their stories that are very captivating, but this is actually a little bit creepier to me.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
That may not seem like that long for some franchises or fanbases, but it’s been eons in Bronx years.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Like that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20that. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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