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so that

conjunction

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The best body scrubs and exfoliators also create a smoother base so that all of my potions absorb more easily and more deeply afterward. Iman Balagam, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025 In this case, a tall actor wore extra padding to mimic the bear's size so that Erivo could accurately embrace what would become Dulcibear in postproduction. Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025 Participants wore a device that fits onto the nose and mixed odors from the outside world so that there was no difference in what each nostril smells. Sarah Philip, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025 The kits that the team used to extract the genetic material from the microbes were designed to collect DNA, so that meant the researchers captured primarily bacteria—not viruses, many of which have RNA as their genetic base (such as COVID-19 and influenza). Alice Park, Time, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for so that

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of so that was before the 12th century

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“So that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20that. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

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