ever so
idiom
informal
: very
Thank you ever so much.
I'm ever so glad that you got better.
The violin was ever so slightly out of tune.
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During the fall of 2019, in a lab in Wuhan, China, a cluster of atoms weighing less than one-trillionth of a gram mutated ever so slightly, cascading into the greatest disruption to human life in over a century.
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
That’s according to data released Friday from the Commerce Department: Americans socked away money into savings, pulled back on discretionary purchases, and, when accounting for inflation, increased their spending ever so slightly after taking a breather in a frigid and post-holiday January.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
No American president has ever so publicly taken Russia’s side against one of Washington’s European partners.
—Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2025
Fans who watched a livestream video for five hours had to wait as the camera ever so slowly panned over a series of chairs with actors' names on them.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
That’s according to data released Friday from the Commerce Department: Americans socked away money into savings, pulled back on discretionary purchases, and, when accounting for inflation, increased their spending ever so slightly after taking a breather in a frigid and post-holiday January.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
No American president has ever so publicly taken Russia’s side against one of Washington’s European partners.
—Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2025
Fans who watched a livestream video for five hours had to wait as the camera ever so slowly panned over a series of chairs with actors' names on them.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Ever so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20so. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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