that way
phrase
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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Teams thus have less incentive to preserve cap space for free agency since stars aren't as likely to change hands that way.
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Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Her mother has become a fan but didn’t start out that way, unaware her high school had a soccer team until Garbowski went snooping in an old yearbook.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
But nearly 30% of voters still cast a ballot that way in the 2024 elections.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
When Annie and Tommaso arrived, the back doors were propped open; the family’s first thought was that paramedics must have come and entered that way.
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Irin Carmon,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
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Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Her mother has become a fan but didn’t start out that way, unaware her high school had a soccer team until Garbowski went snooping in an old yearbook.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
But nearly 30% of voters still cast a ballot that way in the 2024 elections.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
When Annie and Tommaso arrived, the back doors were propped open; the family’s first thought was that paramedics must have come and entered that way.
—
Irin Carmon,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
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“That way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20way. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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