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

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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 28 May. 2024.

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