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those

[ thohz ]

pronoun

  1. plural of that.


those

/ ðəʊ /

determiner

  1. the form of that used before a plural noun
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of those1

1300–50; Middle English those, thoos, thas ( e ), variant of tho ( Middle English, Old English ٳ ), plural of that, by association with Middle English thees, thas ( e ) ( Old English ٳs ), plural of this
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Word History and Origins

Origin of those1

Old English ٳs, plural of this
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Idioms and Phrases

see just one of those things ; one of those days .
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Example Sentences

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Those who refused training, or tried to escape, may have faced beatings, torture and even death, García Harfuch said.

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“We found those crematoria, we found those bones,” said Servín, the Jalisco searcher.

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“And the more the game goes on, obviously when you get to the fourth quarter and it’s a close game, those plays matter more than the one did the first two minutes of the game. But if you go in with a mentality like that of every single play matters and you execute to the best of your ability, you’re never gonna be perfect, but you’ll give yourself a good opportunity to win.”

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“It could end up being a document that is just not useful, does not serve the purpose of providing information to the American people on the risks of climate change and the best ways to mitigate or adapt to those risks.”

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“You cannot be pulled over and grabbed on the street because of the color of your skin. Border Patrol is going to be held accountable for those practices and for violating people’s rights.”

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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