that way

phrase

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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Multiple vacant House seats have been filled that way with little national attention. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Sprout’s research suggests many executives are already thinking that way. — Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026 Read that way, a 20% annual jump in bequest giving isn't a good year. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Her mother has become a fan but didn’t start out that way, unaware her high school had a soccer team until Garbowski went snooping in an old yearbook. — ABC News, 30 June 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 Jul. 2026.

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