that way
idiom
1
: in the manner described or suggested
What makes her act that way?
2
: in or into the condition described or suggested
He is a very successful man and it is easy to see how he got that way.
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Faulkner could have begun a short story or something that way.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
So naturally this generation, because of availability and that marketing support, will drift that way.
—Paul Rhodes, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
This metro has historically had one of the more stable housing markets in the country, and despite some incorrect predictions of a major cooling, it's remained that way.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
That’s quite a trick because 93% of college football fans are convinced announcers hate their team and call games that way.
—David Whitley, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
So naturally this generation, because of availability and that marketing support, will drift that way.
—Paul Rhodes, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
This metro has historically had one of the more stable housing markets in the country, and despite some incorrect predictions of a major cooling, it's remained that way.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
That’s quite a trick because 93% of college football fans are convinced announcers hate their team and call games that way.
—David Whitley, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“That way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20way. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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