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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That means places people can stay for 18 months or so to get sober, or recover in other ways, and then - ideally - move out and succeed on their own.
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NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
American history has never sounded so cool — or so A-list.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
Along with the 30 luxury openings in the past three years, another 30 or so other retailers and restaurants opened during that period.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
Over the past couple of decades or so, that idea has largely dissolved.
—Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
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NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
American history has never sounded so cool — or so A-list.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
Along with the 30 luxury openings in the past three years, another 30 or so other retailers and restaurants opened during that period.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
Over the past couple of decades or so, that idea has largely dissolved.
—Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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