as in so
to a great degree
the hotel isn't that far from the beach
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Recent Examples of that
Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The correct and lawful approach would be to ban the app until a deal is completed — if, that is, one can even be made.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Apr. 2025
There has not been that much riding on many of the previous 19 top-flight meetings other than bragging rights.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Terrorized at home by her fanatically religious mother (Piper Laurie) and at school by her cruel classmates, Carrie gets her revenge by wreaking havoc at her prom with her telekinetic abilities...after being drenched in pig blood, that is.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Adverb
The pick that Oklahoma City owns via the Utah Jazz is top-10 protected and will not convey, given that their selection cannot fall that far.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The correct and lawful approach would be to ban the app until a deal is completed — if, that is, one can even be made.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Apr. 2025
There has not been that much riding on many of the previous 19 top-flight meetings other than bragging rights.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Terrorized at home by her fanatically religious mother (Piper Laurie) and at school by her cruel classmates, Carrie gets her revenge by wreaking havoc at her prom with her telekinetic abilities...after being drenched in pig blood, that is.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for that
Adverb
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What are the most important experiences in your life so far?—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
23 Apr. 2025
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In doing so, they were buffered by other Spanish thinkers who took issue with las Casas’s arguments, primarily Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo and Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Roblox is quickly making inroads in innovation and is well positioned for further share gains, the firm said in a note recently.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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Update, April 26, 2025: This story, originally published April 25, has been updated with information concerning Google alert impersonation attacks that target Gmail users and further advice to mitigate the Gmail encryption message threat to users of other email platforms.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Miami closed to within 85-79 very late in the third, a stretch when Miami briefly gave the Cavs problems with their zone defense.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Mansfield is a very desirable place to live, work and play.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Whereas 2022’s weather had an opposite effect; an extremely dry, hot summer that in some parts was saved by mid-August rain yielded better results for red wines than white, but stick with the best producers in either case.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
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How a Reporter Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Steak Fries Among some right-leaning critics, the school’s actions this week and over the past year have often prompted the opposite reaction.—
Vimal Patel,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Revel is extremely talented, but the Bills need a corner who can step in and be good to go from the beginning of the season.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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Western Conference Finals Potential Opponents: Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves or Golden State Warriors The expectation is that the Thunder will have a clear path to the Western Conference Finals, which will undoubtedly be an extremely tough series.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The president and his administration accuse Harvard, among other universities, of allowing antisemitism to flourish on campus, endangering Jewish students.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The trip to Brentford is little more than a lower mid-table meeting, but United’s other three engagements could have more riding on them.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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To empower [children] in that way is really important.—
Ellen Sturm Niz,
Parents,
22 Apr. 2025
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Should OpenAI really launch a social-media website or hardware device, this lineage will become explicit.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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How fast these farther galaxies are receding from us (which is easily read off from their color) divided by their distances gives H0.—
Liz Kruesi,
WIRED,
8 Sep. 2024
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“That.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/that. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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