and that
idiom
1
somewhat formal
—used to refer to an idea just mentioned
He was helpful, and that to an unusual degree.
2
chiefly British, informal
: and more things of the same kind
She spends her money drinking, gambling, and that.
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The Turn 1 hill, and that sightline between the high-dollar fans and the general admission spectators, wasn’t part of the original design for Austin’s Circuit of the Americas.
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Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Hochul did not want to back a loser, and with Mamdani winning, the Democrats locally and nationally need to show party unity, and that should have also figured into Jeffries's decision.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Moussa reports that architecture students and historians use it and that the map itself has been very well received.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
There are a lot of great films where the music is front and center and sticks out — and that’s amazing.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
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Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Hochul did not want to back a loser, and with Mamdani winning, the Democrats locally and nationally need to show party unity, and that should have also figured into Jeffries's decision.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Moussa reports that architecture students and historians use it and that the map itself has been very well received.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
There are a lot of great films where the music is front and center and sticks out — and that’s amazing.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
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“And that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20that. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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