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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That scramble just so happened to overlap with Penn State’s College Football Playoff push and forced Pribula to make a life-changing choice at a key time of year.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
But this year's full Harvest Moon, which also just so happened to be an exceptionally large and bright supermoon, another phenomenon occurred: a partial lunar eclipse.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
The secret of the chocolate crinkle cookie is a dough that rises and expands, then settles again to crack and crinkle just so.
—Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
Chelsea Green Becomes First-Ever WWE Women’s US Champion It was reported earlier this week that Chelsea Green would become the inaugural United States Champion, and that just so happens to be the right call.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
But this year's full Harvest Moon, which also just so happened to be an exceptionally large and bright supermoon, another phenomenon occurred: a partial lunar eclipse.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
The secret of the chocolate crinkle cookie is a dough that rises and expands, then settles again to crack and crinkle just so.
—Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
Chelsea Green Becomes First-Ever WWE Women’s US Champion It was reported earlier this week that Chelsea Green would become the inaugural United States Champion, and that just so happens to be the right call.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Just so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20so. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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