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adjective

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Recent Examples of that
Adverb
The removable brush heads are dishwasher safe, so keeping them odor-free is that much easier. Nicole Pyles, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025 Patty Mahomes good to be that highly paid and still go win. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025 The thrilling, nail-biter of a series made this year’s win that much richer for him. Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025 If productivity growth is going to be that high, then incomes are going to start growing even faster. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for that
Recent Examples of Synonyms for that
Adverb
  • Of all my books, Helm has been so hard and so lovingly written.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Every so often, the dead monarchs and their court sashay out of the past to offer unsubtle commentary.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • With that, Paul Heyman, Bronson Reed, and Bron Breakker joined Paul and marched to the ring, looking to cause further damage to Punk.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • This is well above the 20-year average margin, yet investors are pricing in further margin expansion.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • Many others were very angry about it.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
  • And Doughty, who turns 36 in December and is still the runaway leader in ice time for the Kings, continues to be viewed in a very positive light by Team Canada’s decision-makers.
    Chris Johnston, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • And the back part of that is that the most fun is getting to act opposite people who are incredibly good, which is true for this cast.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Some Democrats criticized it, too, though for opposite reasons.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Nineteenth-century reporters could be extremely casual with facts and guessed at the spelling of names.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The research team underlined that the future work will explore other co-intercalants and optimize electrolytes for even wider temperature ranges.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
  • That’s a significant contrast to other parts of the Forbidden City, marked by wide open spaces intended to represent the grandeur of imperial power and territory.
    Fred He, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • Hoeschele recalled early debates about whether the company should really commit to such an audacious investment.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • But the piece of evidence that really works in Lisa’s favor is that the other women’s smoking gun doesn’t hold water.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Travelers from farther locales often fly into Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), which is just 40 minutes away, and rental cars make that last stretch a breeze.
    Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The higher the number, the stronger the storm and the farther south the northern lights can be seen.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025

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“That.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/that. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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