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as in therefore
for this or that reason
it was raining, so we stayed inside
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2
as in also
in like manner
the boss works very hard, and so does everyone else
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as in extremely
to a great degree
it's so cold outside
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as in certainly
without any question
you are so in trouble if I catch you sneaking out of the house again
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as in correct
being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard
I'm afraid that some of what you've said just isn't so
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Recent Examples of so
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
In Europe, Edinburgh is introducing a visitor levy from July 2026, where visitors will pay 5% of their hotel accommodation taxes on top of the nightly rate for the first five nights of their stay—the first Scottish city to do so.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
But this is not necessarily so.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Adverb
That is what made McVey so valuable last season.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
In Europe, Edinburgh is introducing a visitor levy from July 2026, where visitors will pay 5% of their hotel accommodation taxes on top of the nightly rate for the first five nights of their stay—the first Scottish city to do so.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Adjective
Play bravely so joy recharges your creative core.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
But this is not necessarily so.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for so
Adverb
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Ethical failure therefore does not originate from malfunction, but from the absence of proportionality between what the system optimizes and what human well-being actually requires.—
Hamilton Mann,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The mayor’s vulnerability is therefore bigger than one controversy or one bad news cycle.—
Will Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
Adverb
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The property also has cultural activities, lei-making classes, hula lessons, and other family-friendly programming.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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Disney may also be looking at more than just the box office for signs of success.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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The club had learned to accept that the 51-year-old is extremely demanding and ambitious, qualities that actually made working with him a challenge at times.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Donley says that all the evidence presented in court shows that storing this waste in close proximity to homes, schools, and waterways would be extremely harmful to the local population's health and the environment.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Adverb
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What Bryant explains is that the Giants locker room almost certainly doesn't care about someone's political opinions.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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On Saturday night, the rapper’s first headlining solo show since at least 2019 was certainly a reinforcement that Jay-Z is still one of the best rappers alive, if not the preeminent emcee of his generation.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Buxton was correct, getting the call overturned.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026
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Both could have been listed as correct.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2026
Adverb
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Gentile da Foligno in Perugia Italy was one of the few regions in Latin Christendom where physicians organized into guilds in the fourteenth century and thus routinely treated the general populace, rather than merely the wealthier mercantile and aristocratic classes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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But the musical missed out on a best revival of a musical nomination and a nomination for Michele, who has appeared to be a draw for ticketbuyers thus far.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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This includes my place not only as a writer—who like my grandfather had, is writing books, teaching college, and engaged in psychoanalytic thought—but also as a someone who has similarly dedicated her life to the pursuit of learning, understanding, and expression through language.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Online courses providers show a similarly vast scale in users and certificate completions.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Los Angeles County voters will cast ballots Tuesday in two very different races for county supervisor.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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At least one watchdog group warned the legislation could poke more holes into the property tax base for very large developers across the state, not just the Bears.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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“So.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/so. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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