as in so
to a great degree
the hotel isn't that far from the beach
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Recent Examples of that
Paul McClure 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2025
Excellence, access at risk During Trump's first term in office, the current 1.4% tax was levied on schools whose per-student endowment was $500,000 or more - that is, the size of the endowment divided by the number of full-time students.
—Brad Brooks, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Instead, Johnson’s staffers are responsible for passing out funding to other organizations — that is, when there’s an active county budget to work within.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
This artificial intelligence chatbot turns out to be a plagiarist — and an idiot
Jan. 25, 2023
In nearly half the cases, the guilty parties are pro-se litigants — that is, people pursuing a case without a lawyer.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Adverb
The researchers focused particularly on the proteins found in synovial fluid in healthy and injured knee joints, that is, the viscous liquid found in joint spaces that lubricates the cartilage and helps reduce friction during movement.
—Paul McClure 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2025
Excellence, access at risk During Trump's first term in office, the current 1.4% tax was levied on schools whose per-student endowment was $500,000 or more - that is, the size of the endowment divided by the number of full-time students.
—Brad Brooks, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Instead, Johnson’s staffers are responsible for passing out funding to other organizations — that is, when there’s an active county budget to work within.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
This artificial intelligence chatbot turns out to be a plagiarist — and an idiot
Jan. 25, 2023
In nearly half the cases, the guilty parties are pro-se litigants — that is, people pursuing a case without a lawyer.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for that
Adverb
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However, that hasn’t happened with the current boom because, as of yet, there's been little financial pressure for people to sell their home — and therefore to cut the asking price to do so.—
Ingo Winzer,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Republicans only care about pleasing their master, so their Big Beautiful Bill cancels green energy development credits even though green energy projects already have brought jobs to their districts.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Efforts remain dedicated to securing the area and ensuring no further threats.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2025
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Witkoff said the proposal also included the return of half of the living and deceased hostages still in Gaza, as well as further talks over a permanent ceasefire.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
1 June 2025
Adverb
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Remember to look high and low, scrutinizing not just eye-level shelves but also the very top ledges and the floor beneath hanging clothes.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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The restaurant itself is long gone and most of the area looks very different, having been rebuilt after the bombing during the Second World War, but there’s an obelisk marking the spot just a few yards from Odeonsplatz square, upon which the club’s founding document is mounted.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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The main issue appeared to be opposite ideas about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was drafted and for which Trump has expressed support.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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As Mangione continued on the phone, Thompson walked past him in the opposite direction.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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No vaccine is perfect, the experts said, but the risk with the Covid vaccine is extremely small and the problems like a sore arm or a low-grade fever that some of his patients have experienced resolved quickly.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Stef Stef is extremely mature and grounded in her investigation of the Goon Docks.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Similarly, SpaceX is hugely dependent on direct grants and regulatory permitting, clearances, and partnership from NASA and other federal agencies.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Avoid tall, isolated trees or other elevated objects.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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No team besides the Pittsburgh Pirates is really out of the NL Central race, but the Cubs have the opportunity to really run away with it.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Could iPhones really cost $3,500? President Donald Trump is threatening a tariff of at least 25% on Apple if iPhones are not manufactured or built in the United States.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
28 May 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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