like so much
idiom
: like something that is
The explanation sounded like so much nonsense.
The house burned like so much paper.
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But how those communication coverups would hold up in a real-world environment remained yet to be seen — like so much else.
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Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 19 June 2023
As a result, he feels caught in limbo — like so much about Transnistria, itself literally an in-between place.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
Ness recruits an elite team of law enforcement professionals who won’t be bribed or influenced like so much of the lawmen are in the Windy City.
—Leah Hall, Country Living, 7 Mar. 2023
The poem, like so much music and art in the oral tradition, does not have a definitive author.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2022
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Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 19 June 2023
As a result, he feels caught in limbo — like so much about Transnistria, itself literally an in-between place.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
Ness recruits an elite team of law enforcement professionals who won’t be bribed or influenced like so much of the lawmen are in the Windy City.
—Leah Hall, Country Living, 7 Mar. 2023
The poem, like so much music and art in the oral tradition, does not have a definitive author.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2022
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“Like so much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20so%20much. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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