or so
idiom
—used to say that a number, amount, etc., is not exact
We plan to stay a week or so.
Tickets cost $20 or so.
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It’s almost always detected via a routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, a screening blood test that most men undergo every couple of years or so starting around age 50 for those with average risk.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 27 June 2025
To keep groundhogs and other burrowing animals out of your beds, fences need to be buried 1 foot or so in the soil.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
Over the last 40 years or so, these events have become more frequent.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Barden worked in the kitchen for the first 15 years or so of Succotash’s existence and wrote the extensive menu, continuing to dream up a steady rotation of seasonal treats.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
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Angela Haupt, Time, 27 June 2025
To keep groundhogs and other burrowing animals out of your beds, fences need to be buried 1 foot or so in the soil.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
Over the last 40 years or so, these events have become more frequent.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Barden worked in the kitchen for the first 15 years or so of Succotash’s existence and wrote the extensive menu, continuing to dream up a steady rotation of seasonal treats.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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