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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Now, rather than entertaining a group of a dozen or so glassy-eyed onlookers at Lawrence’s, Marty was performing for packed stadiums.
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Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
In 2024 or so, Jeff Day reached out to the Plano police chief to see if there was anything that could be done to help find his sister’s killer and bring the murderer to justice, CBS News Texas reported.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
If the stain is on a dry-clean-only fabric, after removing the chocolate solids, head to your favorite dry cleaner within a day or so.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
The dozen or so Denisovan fossils that had been identified since 2010 using DNA were too small and fragmentary to warrant an official species name.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
In 2024 or so, Jeff Day reached out to the Plano police chief to see if there was anything that could be done to help find his sister’s killer and bring the murderer to justice, CBS News Texas reported.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
If the stain is on a dry-clean-only fabric, after removing the chocolate solids, head to your favorite dry cleaner within a day or so.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
The dozen or so Denisovan fossils that had been identified since 2010 using DNA were too small and fragmentary to warrant an official species name.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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