so much so (that)
idiom
: to the extent that
The twins look alike—so much so that even their parents sometimes confuse them.
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Those struggles carried into the first half of 2024, so much so that Swanson got a few days off in July of that year for a reset.
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Jared Wyllys, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Things were going well — so much so, that John reached for Samantha’s hand, and then pulled her in for a kiss.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025
For an artist whose work is deeply confessional, so much so that her listeners can at times feel like intruders eavesdropping on private conversations, Dacus is still getting used to the trappings of celebrity.
—James Factora, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
Both win, so much so as to overcome scandals and investigations, public dignities and indignities, personal sensitivities and insensitivities, and survive no matter what.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jared Wyllys, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Things were going well — so much so, that John reached for Samantha’s hand, and then pulled her in for a kiss.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025
For an artist whose work is deeply confessional, so much so that her listeners can at times feel like intruders eavesdropping on private conversations, Dacus is still getting used to the trappings of celebrity.
—James Factora, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
Both win, so much so as to overcome scandals and investigations, public dignities and indignities, personal sensitivities and insensitivities, and survive no matter what.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
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“So much so (that).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20much%20so%20%28that%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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