so much so (that)

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: to the extent that

The twins look alike—so much so that even their parents sometimes confuse them.

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Jana’s flights of fancy drive the film’s aesthetics, with D.P. Jeremy Snell keeping the camera at uncomfortably close levels — so much so that ants, flies, blades of grass and grains of sands often take up the bulk of the screen. —

Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024 Higher education is in crisis, so much so that its long-term survival is now an open question. —

Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 While Italy’s Catholics were content to feast on pork prosciutto, sausages and salami through the winter, Jews and Muslims raised geese for the same purpose—so much so that the goose became inextricably linked to Italy’s Jewish cuisine. —

John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024 Shoppers are also fans of the sleek shoe, so much so that the white color is nearly sold out. —

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