so that

conjunction

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One bird tutor was then released into each group, so that the flock mates could learn to use one solution over another. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024 According to The Korea Times, in July 2024 Beijing demanded that Pyongyang recall North Korean workers in China—numbered in the tens of thousands—so that China could comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2937, which called for the repatriation of North Korean laborers. Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024 Guided Mode Guided mode creates a copy of your image so that the original remains unchanged. PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024 Cassata says the industry perhaps grew too quickly so that crews did get short-handed occasionally, but that available crews and equipment rental companies are constantly expanding. Stuart Miller, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for so that 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of so that was before the 12th century

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“So that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20that. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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