as in so
to a great degree
the hotel isn't that far from the beach
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Recent Examples of that
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Argentina will need to win a pair of knockout games to advance that far.
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Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
And then there was that uncomfortable 10-minute news conference at the Garden.
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Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Without paying silly money to eBay scalpers, that is; it's already sold out on Lego's website.
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Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
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Adverb
Dogs Inherited The ‘Wolf Pack’ Obligation Wolves are what biologists call obligate social hunters, that is, animals whose survival depends not just on being with others, but on coordinating with them.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Argentina will need to win a pair of knockout games to advance that far.
—
Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
And then there was that uncomfortable 10-minute news conference at the Garden.
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Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Without paying silly money to eBay scalpers, that is; it's already sold out on Lego's website.
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Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for that
Adverb
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Hearing a bat has contracted rabies near Lodi Lake is not so shocking.
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Charles reveals tax bill By law, the British king is not obliged to pay income, capital gains or inheritance tax, but Charles, like his mother did after 1993, has voluntarily done so without disclosing the amounts.
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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to announce a timetable for his resignation later today, leaving the country facing its sixth leader in seven years and further political instability.
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Removing trees whose roots help hold soil in place, combined with paving and creating other surfaces that don’t absorb rain and other moisture, could mean further soil erosion in the area, the board wrote.
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Following their arrival, word spread among law enforcement at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead) that the King and Queen were en route — and the path to the VVIP (yes, very very) entrance was cleared by FBI officials, who kept fans away from the area.
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This could look like a very specific cut of a sleeve of a shirt that nods to that time.
Adjective
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Nearby, Rosemary LaPlanche, the 1941 Miss America winner, is poised on the opposite side of the couch from the two senators.
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There was another car on the opposite side of the road with major front-end damage.
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Now, multiple residents are left worried about what's to come next week with extremely hot temperatures in the forecast.
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Despite being the fourth largest economy in the world — the home of Hollywood and Silicon Valley — California’s budget is extremely dependent on the state’s most prosperous residents.
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Barnacles, mussels, clams, algae and other warm-seawater-dwelling fauna and flora have latched onto oil tankers hundreds of massive oil tankers anchored in the Persian Gulf over the past several months.
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This handheld vacuum has a lightweight design and strong suction to clean debris in hard-to-reach areas behind the couch, in the car, and other hard-to-reach areas.
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Steve Toussaint said something really great.
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Also, the experience of traveling with locals is something that really added to the experience.
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Lachlan Murdoch, Fox’s CEO, also delivered public remarks, something no member of his family, which controls Fox, has done in recent memory — or even in the farther past.
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Travelers from farther locales often fly into Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), which is about a 40-minute drive away.
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“That.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/that. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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