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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Trump has also previously claimed in an interview that a deal would give the U.S. access to $500 billion worth of rare earth minerals and that this would be payback for aid already received by Kyiv.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
Those guys played their entire careers (here), and that’s a special thing.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The enduring quartet released its debut album Boy in 1980, and that put U2 on a path to headline stadiums around the world for the next four and one-half decades.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Police also told the site that Trachtenberg died of natural causes and that criminality was not suspected in her death.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
Those guys played their entire careers (here), and that’s a special thing.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The enduring quartet released its debut album Boy in 1980, and that put U2 on a path to headline stadiums around the world for the next four and one-half decades.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Police also told the site that Trachtenberg died of natural causes and that criminality was not suspected in her death.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2025
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“And that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20that. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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