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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Their point of view and vision is just so much more refreshing.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
The fundamentals of the state are just so heavily tilted against Democrats at this point, said Shufeldt.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2025
And those exceptions just so happen to coincide with Miami’s playoff berths in 2008, the last time Miami won the AFC East, 2016, 2022 and 2023.
—Omar Kelly
august 19, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
For someone that just comes up and is part of the ballclub, part of this team now, to help us win is just so awesome.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025
The fundamentals of the state are just so heavily tilted against Democrats at this point, said Shufeldt.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2025
And those exceptions just so happen to coincide with Miami’s playoff berths in 2008, the last time Miami won the AFC East, 2016, 2022 and 2023.
—Omar Kelly
august 19, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
For someone that just comes up and is part of the ballclub, part of this team now, to help us win is just so awesome.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Just so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20so. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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