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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Keeping it that way will be goal No. 1 for Musselman this offseason. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025 All the products are available on Amazon Beauty, that way Prime members can take advantage of two-day free shipping. Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2025 There also were marks of the frantic feet of the hurrying hounds that had passed that way, following the exhilarating smell of lion paws. Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025 Sixty percent of Democrats have an unfavorable view of Israel, the first time most of a partisan group has felt that way. Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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