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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The Department of Justice, under pressure from prominent MAGA media influencers to arrest Lemon, then took the case to a grand jury and secured indictments that way.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Talking to my brother that way.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
But generally speaking, who does think that way?
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Mental health doesn’t show up that way.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Talking to my brother that way.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
But generally speaking, who does think that way?
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Mental health doesn’t show up that way.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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“That way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20way. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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