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how is

idiom

used to ask someone whether he or she likes something or if something is good
How is the soup?

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Now that she’s been introduced publicly, how is Ashley feeling? Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 25 Nov. 2025 So, how is Hercules Falling different from other war and war veteran movies? Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025 Because how is this going to get to consumers? Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025 Exactly how is a conversation worth having, hopefully with better framing—and more diversity of thought—next time. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025 But for someone aboard the spaceship, how is that possible? Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025 Hi hi hello, how is everyone doing on this lovely Sunday morning? Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Nov. 2025 Two, how is a glass jar of fig jam supposed to plummet from its shelf without cracking disastrously before retrieval? Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025 But how is this changing their political views? Elena Moore, NPR, 31 Oct. 2025

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“How is.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20is. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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