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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With a limited supply and a voracious demand, the Super Bowl functions more like a luxury good, and the forces keeping it that way are unlikely to change anytime soon.
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Julian Torres, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
And despite the slow encroachment of the luxury market, the town still feels like a fairy tale pocket of the world, with most visitors assiduously trying to keep it that way.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Deltona sits at the crossroads of Central Florida’s future, yet it is almost never treated that way.
—Christopher Bellingham, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Planned Parenthood is not the only nonprofit that is accused of deceiving the public that way.
—Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
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Julian Torres, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
And despite the slow encroachment of the luxury market, the town still feels like a fairy tale pocket of the world, with most visitors assiduously trying to keep it that way.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Deltona sits at the crossroads of Central Florida’s future, yet it is almost never treated that way.
—Christopher Bellingham, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Planned Parenthood is not the only nonprofit that is accused of deceiving the public that way.
—Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
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 14 Feb. 2026.
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