how so

phrase

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

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In a popular culture that is so fragmented, there was something refreshing about how so many conversations, either online or in person, were about the same thing. Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 But Amazon says the real problem is how so many Starlink satellites are moving to a lower orbit, overlapping with Leo's deployment. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026 That's how so many of us as consumers first get to know Live Nation's monopoly. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 That was how so many of their forebears settled here, having survived slavery and Jim Crow, working land some of the families own to this day. Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026 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 21 Jul. 2026.

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