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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Sometimes an insistence on accuracy turned these shows into political statements, whether they were originally designed that way or not.
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Algorithmic literacy is the ability to look at what an AI produces and understand why it might have been created that way.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Our first goal is try to win the American League East and automatically punch the ticket that way.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Things didn’t really turn out that way, but the rumors about their affair and how Prince Diana reacted have still been part of the narrative for years.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2025
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Algorithmic literacy is the ability to look at what an AI produces and understand why it might have been created that way.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Our first goal is try to win the American League East and automatically punch the ticket that way.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Things didn’t really turn out that way, but the rumors about their affair and how Prince Diana reacted have still been part of the narrative for years.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2025
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“That way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20way. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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