that is that

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variants or that's that
—used to say that a decision or situation cannot be changed
I won't sell it for less than 50 dollars and that is that.
I'm not going and that's that.

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And interestingly enough about that is that conversation was had a while ago. — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 But the flip side of that is that Royals fans seldom have ever known the feeling St. Louisans have enjoyed, of their team nearly always having a chance of making the postseason. — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025 Of man and machine coming together to engineer something that's never been done before at a price point that's that seems unachievable. — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025 Paris will be like, ‘who's wearing this, no one can wear that,’ or ‘that's that's not realistic. — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for that is that

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“That is that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20is%20that. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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