just so
idiom
1
: in a particular way
They feel they have to dress just so to be popular.
2
: arranged in a very neat and tidy way
Everything in her house has to be just so or she gets upset.
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There’s just so much going on, involving so many people in so many places with so many quests for so many objects because of so many prophecies.
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Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
His arrival just so happens to coincide with a desperate wish from a little Hawaiian girl, Lilo (Maia Kealoha).
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
All different, and just so committed to the film and the role.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
But there are just so many more service top jobs out there!
—Quispe López, Them, 11 Mar. 2025
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Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
His arrival just so happens to coincide with a desperate wish from a little Hawaiian girl, Lilo (Maia Kealoha).
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
All different, and just so committed to the film and the role.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
But there are just so many more service top jobs out there!
—Quispe López, Them, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for just so
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“Just so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20so. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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