like so

phrase

: in this manner : like this
—said when demonstrating something
Fold the paper like so.

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Davis, his wife and kids painted the picture of a family that had deep, meaningful connections to the heartbeat of this burgeoning southern metropolis in NASCAR country that, like so many cities, places its sports stars on a pedestal. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 That quote, like so much of what made Dolly Parton an American icon, was deceptively simple – uncomplicated on its face but profound and deeply moving beneath the surface. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 But the biggest reason that Hyperliquid Strategies hasn’t flamed out like so many other DATs is because it is tied to a money printing machine. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 And yet, like so many things in American life, much about FISA changed after the attacks of September 11, 2001. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for like so

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“Like so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20so. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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