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That's the way it moves vs the way it moves.

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings and contexts. "That's the way it moves" implies acceptance or resignation to a situation, while "The way it moves" is a more neutral observation. They can be used in different contexts depending on the intended meaning.

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That's the way it moves

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express acceptance or resignation to a situation.

This phrase is used to convey acceptance or resignation to the way things are unfolding or happening.

Examples:

  • I can't change it, that's the way it moves.
  • We have to adapt to the changes, that's the way it moves.
  • Oct 10, 2011 ... That's the way it moves on. You shouldn't go to school to go and learn tradition. ( at 1:52 : The song) (after the song 5:23 :) The lark can't say to his child: "look, we' re going to do this". No, he takes off and says to his child "follow ...
  • Aug 13, 2008 ... And that's the way it moves going forward, and that's why, Amy — because they have this honest broker, tell each other, friend-to-friend relationship — that's why we're able to set up Amman, Jordan as the safe house for ...
  • Nov 12, 2015 ...That's the way it moves forward. Without disagreement, we won't progress.” Wegener said that when it comes to giving advice on a thorny policy issue, “ There's sometimes a tendency to separate people into 'pro-' and 'anti-' ...
  • In basketball, when you are out there, you just play basketball. But point guards are conductors, seers, diviners. It's been said a million times, but basketball is music, and because basketball is music—because that's the way it moves—it is also ...

Alternatives:

  • That's just how it goes.
  • That's the way things are.
  • That's life.
  • That's the way the cookie crumbles.
  • That's the way the ball bounces.

the way it moves.

This phrase is correct and can be used as a neutral observation of how something moves.

This phrase is used to describe or observe the movement of something without implying acceptance or resignation.

Examples:

  • I like the way it moves.
  • Observe the way it moves before making a decision.
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  • Here's a song that I waited to write with you. Think I'll finish it instead. I got enough from you love. That it finishes itself I regret. Oh, but do you like the way that it moves? Oh, do you like the way that it moves? Oh, do you like the way it moves?
  • Something in the Way it Moves is a study that examines how illusory patterns emerge from a range of simple to complex arrangements of dots, displayed statically or dynamically on a computer screen. The study is part of an ongoing ...

Alternatives:

  • The movement is interesting.
  • The way it's moving is fascinating.
  • The motion is captivating.
  • The way it's being moved is intriguing.
  • The way it's being handled is impressive.

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