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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Safety Quan Martin has breakout potential, or at least the staff feels that way.
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Ben Standig, New York Times, 19 June 2025
As for Thomas Emerson’s belief that protests are a way of blowing off steam, Bergstrand doesn’t necessarily see it that way.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2025
This is my second time doing it that way, being asleep and jumping out too fast.
—Mary Park, People.com, 18 June 2025
But Daniel, a gardener who has lived undocumented in the U.S. for 20 years, doesn’t think of himself that way.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
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Ben Standig, New York Times, 19 June 2025
As for Thomas Emerson’s belief that protests are a way of blowing off steam, Bergstrand doesn’t necessarily see it that way.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2025
This is my second time doing it that way, being asleep and jumping out too fast.
—Mary Park, People.com, 18 June 2025
But Daniel, a gardener who has lived undocumented in the U.S. for 20 years, doesn’t think of himself that way.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
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“That way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20way. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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