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adjective

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Recent Examples of that
Adverb
And now Gabrielle is set to go intergalactic — Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, that is. Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 May 2025 Dinenage was not letting him off that easily, though. Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 May 2025 Is Quietly Plotting To Blow Up The Bitcoin Price And Crypto Market Microsoft Confirms New Free Update Deadline For Windows Users iOS 18—Here’s Why There’s A New Black Dot On Your iPhone that special. Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 As many local operators shut down production when oil gets that cheap. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for that
Recent Examples of Synonyms for that
Adverb
  • Republicans only care about pleasing their master, so their Big Beautiful Bill cancels green energy development credits even though green energy projects already have brought jobs to their districts.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
  • However, that hasn’t happened with the current boom because, as of yet, there's been little financial pressure for people to sell their home — and therefore to cut the asking price to do so.
    Ingo Winzer, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Allegri has signed a two-year contract with an option to extend the agreement for a further 12 months.
    Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Reuters — More than 500 people were arrested by police during the Champions League final celebrations in France, and two people were reported dead and 192 injured, the interior ministry said as further festivities were planned on Sunday.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
Adverb
  • Every department, every person in the show, every actor is just bringing it to the very last take to the very last minute.
    EW.com, EW.com, 27 May 2025
  • At the very least, that is something that could change moving forward.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • Devil May Cry Perhaps the show most tonally opposite to The Last of Us on this list, Netflix’s Devil May Cry is a riotous, colorful blast of punk energy.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 26 May 2025
  • After Lost, Kim went on to star opposite Alyssa Milano on Mistresses for four seasons, as well as in several Korean films and TV series.
    Lindy Segal, People.com, 23 May 2025
Adverb
  • Continuing with her streak of daring silhouettes, the performer took the stage in a black textured jumpsuit with a completely open back that sat extremely low on her hips.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • With extremely long battery life, this is a productivity portable that will get you through an entire day on the go, and the keyboard is a pleasure to use.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • The pair have known each other for a while, with Ferguson guesting on Hot in Cleveland and Malick appearing on Modern Family.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 25 May 2025
  • Both programs allowed students from other countries to get an education at Harvard.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 24 May 2025
Adverb
  • No team besides the Pittsburgh Pirates is really out of the NL Central race, but the Cubs have the opportunity to really run away with it.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
  • Could iPhones really cost $3,500? President Donald Trump is threatening a tariff of at least 25% on Apple if iPhones are not manufactured or built in the United States.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • If the two galaxies are aligned just right, the light from the farther galaxy forms a ring around the nearer one.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2025
  • How fast these farther galaxies are receding from us (which is easily read off from their color) divided by their distances gives H0.
    Liz Kruesi, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2024

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“That.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/that. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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