how so

idiom

: in what way : why does one think that
"This room looks different." "How so?"

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One of the defining characteristics of the second Trump administration is how so many of its top officials behave like influencers. Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 Related Stories Jon Hamm Shares Don Draper Commonality That Earned Him ‘Mad Men’ Role : ‘Nobody Knows Who This Guy Is’ The controversy is how so many media analysts, including The New York Times, gauged these grosses and the film’s chances of success. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Apr. 2025 Researchers will undoubtedly keep delving deep to investigate how so many real-life sea serpents thrived on our world. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025 Metaxas says the debate over Bonhoeffer’s legacy is not really about a clash between the left and right, but a reflection of how so many different people revere the pastor. John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for how so

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“How so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20so. Accessed 9 May. 2025.

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