so much so (that)

idiom

: to the extent that
The twins look alike—so much so that even their parents sometimes confuse them.

Examples of so much so (that) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In lurid detail — so much so that the judge scolded her Tuesday — Ms. Daniels painted the scene. Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 9 May 2024 Schrader collects politically incorrect opinions like an 8-year-old acquires Pokémon cards — so much so that he’s been asked by production companies to stop posting to Facebook in the weeks leading up to his films’ releases. Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 9 May 2024 Medicaid currently finances about 41% of births in the U.S. Medicaid reimbursement falls significantly short of a doctor’s costs of providing a service—so much so that many private practices don’t accept Medicaid. TIME, 7 May 2024 Still, tweets containing images of the singer immediately went viral on X, so much so that the pop star herself liked them. Chiara Crescenzi, WIRED, 7 May 2024 TIffany Haddish has been on the receiving end of a lot of online hate for quite a while now, so much so that she's taken hands-on measures to combat the cyberbullying. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 3 May 2024 The concept resonated with hundreds of thousands of followers, so much so that Zuckerbrow was brought onto the Today show on April 8 to promote the concept — for 22 seconds. Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 May 2024 Not surprisingly, customers adored this drink—so much so that when it was eventually taken off shelves, there was a social media campaign to bring it back. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2024 A number of the houses have also been converted to bed and breakfasts, so much so that the city proclaimed the Concordia neighborhood as Milwaukee's Bed and Breakfast District in 2000. Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024

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“So much so (that).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20much%20so%20%28that%29. Accessed 14 May. 2024.

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