like so

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: in this manner : like this

—said when demonstrating something

Fold the paper like so.

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And like so many noirish detectives before him, Lee is always both the solution and the problem. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Because VisionQuest, like so many of the studio’s products being whisked off its multimedia assembly line, is not just designed to play off previous installments. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026 This is the God of end-times preppers, the God who stashes clues to Armageddon in sacred texts like so many colored eggs at Easter. — David Von Drehle, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Scarlett is smart, curious, a little complicated, and like so many of us, looking for love. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for like so

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