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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City playing that way requires a solid two behind those three to support that attacking shape.
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
While federal officials insist the system remains safe, the controllers responsible for keeping it that way say the strain is showing.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
Gallego said the normal voters don’t think that way.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
However, things didn’t quite work out that way.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
While federal officials insist the system remains safe, the controllers responsible for keeping it that way say the strain is showing.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
Gallego said the normal voters don’t think that way.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
However, things didn’t quite work out that way.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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“That way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20way. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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