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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Let’s hope for all involved that management sees it that way.
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
So finding that balance may be a challenge among the concerned parties, but there’s been movement that way.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
Like the rest, Corhen began his career that way.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
But only if we’re allowed to build it that way.
—Joel Bervell, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
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Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
So finding that balance may be a challenge among the concerned parties, but there’s been movement that way.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
Like the rest, Corhen began his career that way.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
But only if we’re allowed to build it that way.
—Joel Bervell, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for that way
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“That way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20way. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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