those

American  

[thohz] / ðoʊz /

pronoun

1. plural of that.

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those British  

/ ðəʊz /

determiner

1. the form of that used before a plural noun

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those Idioms  

1. see just one of those things; one of those days.

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Etymology

Origin of those

1300–50; Middle English those, thoos, thas ( e ), variant of tho ( Middle English, Old English thā ), plural of that, by association with Middle English thees, thas ( e ) ( Old English thās ), plural of this

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Example Sentences

The ecosystem allows autonomous AI systems, or agents, to use cheap models—including those made by Chinese companies like Alibaba and DeepSeek—for many functions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

And those roots are the source of future plants.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

After all those wild swings in individual stocks, the index was bound to become more volatile.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Are we about to go back to those days?

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

There are two kinds of Flashes: those that are soaked in gray and those that are bathed in red.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold