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

Between 1999 and early 2024, Japan was known for keeping interests at rock-bottom levels, and even below zero for eight of those years, as it pursued a monetary policy aimed at combating persistent deflation and stoking economic growth.

From MarketWatch

“Of course, everyone wants an alternative, and those alternatives will have good economics for some applications,” Moore said.

From MarketWatch

“The purpose of the NHS budget is to maximize health gains for the population, and research shows that the health benefits that we’re getting from those new treatments are generally very small,” said Sally Gainsbury, senior policy analyst at Nuffield Trust, a British healthcare think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most of these accounts have already been published, and some, like those excerpted from Winston Churchill’s “My Early Life”—which describe the future prime minister’s role in the celebrated cavalry charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman on Sept. 2, 1898—are well-known.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those charges stemmed from a dispute involving his girlfriend at the time.

From Los Angeles Times