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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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 So, how is Charlotte progressing? Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025 Elsewhere, how is the region changing? Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025 So how is the girlboss standing before us today, like Jesus on Easter Sunday? Jessa Crispin, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025 But how is a general reader to know? Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025

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“How is.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20is. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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