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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Having to walk past 40,000+ items to select the twenty or so items consumers have on their shopping list is just ridiculous; and helped fuel the growth of online grocery shopping.
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Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Take five or so minutes to solve that problem for your future self.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
The major platforms have also reduced their content moderation efforts over the past year or so.
—Annie Margaret, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
At least one of the 20 or so Russian drones and missiles went about 100 miles into Poland, nearly as far as Warsaw.
—Joshua Sammons, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Take five or so minutes to solve that problem for your future self.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
The major platforms have also reduced their content moderation efforts over the past year or so.
—Annie Margaret, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
At least one of the 20 or so Russian drones and missiles went about 100 miles into Poland, nearly as far as Warsaw.
—Joshua Sammons, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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