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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The Past The Wild West was lawless and chaotic — and the police helped keep it that way
Lawmen and outlaws were often the same people.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
American democracy is not a reality show, and Donald Trump has treated it that way for almost ten years now.
—ABC News, 23 June 2024
Avoid taking something personally if it isn’t intended that way.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
Obsessed is an album meant to be heard that way — in reflection, away from the call of the world.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
American democracy is not a reality show, and Donald Trump has treated it that way for almost ten years now.
—ABC News, 23 June 2024
Avoid taking something personally if it isn’t intended that way.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
Obsessed is an album meant to be heard that way — in reflection, away from the call of the world.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
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“That way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20way. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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