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adjective

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Recent Examples of that
Adverb
All of that made the move that much more difficult. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025 What’s meant for her — whether total pop domination or personal growth that once felt out of reach — won’t slip away that easily. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025 My overall takeaway is that plain drinking water is the best form of hydration. Katia Hetter, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025 Just a normal kid, that is, until two girls stop him, eyes wide and mouths agape, to ask for photos. Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for that
Recent Examples of Synonyms for that
Adverb
  • Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
  • How to inform Social Security of a death Funeral homes generally inform SSA of someone's death, so family members don't typically need to do so.
    Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • His lawyer didn't immediately respond to messages seeking further comment Thursday.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Update, March 21, 2025: This story, originally published March 20, has been updated with further details regarding the AI attacks facing Gmail users and the FBI secret code warning issued in response, as well as expert opinion from cybersecurity professionals.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • After narrowly surviving the very injured Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, 131-126, the Denver Nuggets are slated to square off against the lowly Washington Wizards on the second night of a back-to-back tilt.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Master's degrees in public service fields (think education and social work) tend to have very low or negative ROIs.
    Robert Farrington, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The actors are set to star opposite one another in a remake of The Thomas Crown Affair for Amazon MGM Studios that will be released in theaters.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • One side sleeper loved how the memory foam adapted to her neck and head on one side but cushioned her forearm and hand on the opposite side.
    Health Editorial Team, Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • The calming mix of colloidal oatmeal, beta-glucan (a skin repairing molecule that smooths rough skin), and glycerin is extremely gentle and more than suitable for sensitive skin, too.
    Mary Honkus, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2025
  • There was a lot of extremely negative feedback and people would not hold back.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These and many other student protests provide powerful strategies and lessons on resistance and how employees can advocate for workplace justice. 1.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Two other fires were active in nearby Burke and Madison counties, with a third wildfire burning in Stokes County on the northern border with Virginia.
    ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • That’s hard to do — that’s going to take recruiting and really good players.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
  • But combining data across domains with different standards is really tricky.
    Bradley Wade Bishop, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • If the two galaxies are aligned just right, the light from the farther galaxy forms a ring around the nearer one.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2025
  • How fast these farther galaxies are receding from us (which is easily read off from their color) divided by their distances gives H0.
    Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024

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“That.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/that. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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