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Recent Examples of that
Adjective
That's why makes Seattle's decision to part ways with Martinez that much more befuddling. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Those $1 billion-plus prizes on all the ads only pay out that much, in total, if the winner chooses to receive their winnings in the form of a smaller annual payment spread out over decades – which virtually no one does. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 As both a former critic and a current filmmaker, Levack feels that deeply. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025 The expected utility—that is, the insights and advantages a buyer hopes to extract—largely dictates the price ceiling. Seth Joseph, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for that
Recent Examples of Synonyms for that
Adverb
  • Miami’s play was so decisively putrid that the 33-8 loss to the Colts seemed almost a blessing because the game felt so much more lopsided than that.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The series has so far been responsible for 51 seasons during its nearly two-decade run.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • No further details were provided.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Commissioners briefly discussed Ballard’s motion, which was to direct staff to conduct further research on an ordinance.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • In her latest Jo + Tiny Mic series on Instagram, the Texas native shared four of her favorite secrets to instantly elevate a room, and the principles can be perfectly applied to your fall home decor using Gaines’ very own Magnolia collection at Target.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In heated hearings over the past week, Republicans released very little information about the map’s impact on specific communities across the Kansas City area.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Also recently seen starring opposite Zoe Saldana, Garrett Hedlund and Adria Arjona in the indie The Absence of Eden, Hammons was previously a series regular on Hulu/20th Television’s Up Here opposite Mae Whitman and Carlos Valdes.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Authorities said the gunshot came from about 200 yards away, likely from a perch atop the Losee Center building, which is on the opposite side of the plaza from where Kirk was speaking.
    Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , David Spunt , CB Cotton, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Or consider the extremely rapid development of vaccines during the recent COVID pandemic.
    Alan Lightman September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk has risen in popularity over the years for his extremely polarizing takes, which resulted in a heavy split among reactions to his passing.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In order to embolden and support his organization, bin Laden often videotaped himself with messages aimed at his target audience, established training centers in Afghanistan, had an expansive funding network that included wealthy individuals, couriers, mosques and other complex ways to raise funds.
    Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement Kirk’s path to national prominence was unlike that of other MAGA icons.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The house is haunted by a family of farmers that lived and died on the land, murdered horribly by the patriarch of the family, but really, the problem is the demon that controls the mirror and its dark reflections.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Panthers should probably promote practice-squad linebacker Krys Barnes in the coming weeks as insurance for Trevin Wallace, who was a major liability in Week 1 after a really strong summer.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Teams regularly targeted runners making their way to the farther half of the six-yard box from either side.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • 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

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