or so
idiom
—used to say that a number, amount, etc., is not exact
We plan to stay a week or so.
Tickets cost $20 or so.
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In those 11 or so minutes without him, Kansas missed his presence on both ends.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
The findings also make a strong case for routine genetic testing of women, beginning at relatively early ages, says Esserman, since many highest risk breast cancers begin when women are in their 30s or so.
—Alice Park, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
In the same vein, slavery as an institution is an evil that, to our knowledge, is probably only five thousand or so years old.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
The other 10% or so found themselves in a tough situation.
—Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
The findings also make a strong case for routine genetic testing of women, beginning at relatively early ages, says Esserman, since many highest risk breast cancers begin when women are in their 30s or so.
—Alice Park, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
In the same vein, slavery as an institution is an evil that, to our knowledge, is probably only five thousand or so years old.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
The other 10% or so found themselves in a tough situation.
—Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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