like that
idiom
1
: of that kind
I love books like that.
2
: in that manner
Why does she talk like that?
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Dreaming of real change like that, is, naturally, wishful thinking.
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Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Two minutes later, the machine was off to the races, slicing and dicing cardstock like that was its only purpose in life.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
That said, the right talent would make a team construction like that worth it since Reaves’ new contract likely takes them out of shifting that spending power to 2027 and beyond, though that is not 100 percent locked in yet.
—Danny Leroux, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
There's people who pass away in it and things like that.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Two minutes later, the machine was off to the races, slicing and dicing cardstock like that was its only purpose in life.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
That said, the right talent would make a team construction like that worth it since Reaves’ new contract likely takes them out of shifting that spending power to 2027 and beyond, though that is not 100 percent locked in yet.
—Danny Leroux, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
There's people who pass away in it and things like that.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Like that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20that. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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