that is

Idioms  

1. Also, that is to say. To explain more clearly, in other words, as in It's on the first floor, that is, at street level, or We're coming next month, that is to say, in November. [Early 1600s] Also see under that's.

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that is

Trump, an avid golfer, said the revamp would produce a top-tier course that is both open to the public and able to host major golf tournaments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

So a lot of that is your natural cadence and your natural flatness, wouldn’t you say?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2026

The Sunday Times reported that Latter had initially described the allegation about Brand to them as a sexual assault and that is how they reported it in their 2023 investigation.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

"For example, how can we create an oil that is rich, yet fine enough to be diffused?"

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

So we all ate in silence, not a word being spoken between us—until, that is, Mutti left the kitchen, telling us she was going to check on Marlene out in the barn.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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Related Words

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• i.e.
• particularly
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• specifically

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