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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Zoom in: Mail ballots must arrive by Election Day, so officials encourage Minnesotans voting that way to mail back their ballots as soon as possible.
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Torey Van Oot, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
A lot of these people that will be serving with him were on board and behaved that way.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Did all those other groups start out that way, too?
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
But surely these Warriors, led by NBA champions and Olympic gold medal winners Steph Curry, Draymond Green and coach Steve Kerr, don’t really see the Warriors that way.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Torey Van Oot, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
A lot of these people that will be serving with him were on board and behaved that way.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Did all those other groups start out that way, too?
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
But surely these Warriors, led by NBA champions and Olympic gold medal winners Steph Curry, Draymond Green and coach Steve Kerr, don’t really see the Warriors that way.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
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“That way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20way. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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