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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And then there's just so many marvelous actors in it that are just really putting forth really impressive work.
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Esther Kang, People.com, 26 May 2025
Or maybe Cruise’s movies are just so widely loved, and make so much money, that his beliefs seem beside the point.
—Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
Meaningful employment is just so core to so many other challenges a vet may encounter.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 May 2025
Chefs in Australia get away with a lot because the quality of their produce is just so much better than what you are used to (sorry, Union Square market), but at Capella the chef (an islander of 18 years) is cooking with the best of them.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
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Esther Kang, People.com, 26 May 2025
Or maybe Cruise’s movies are just so widely loved, and make so much money, that his beliefs seem beside the point.
—Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
Meaningful employment is just so core to so many other challenges a vet may encounter.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 May 2025
Chefs in Australia get away with a lot because the quality of their produce is just so much better than what you are used to (sorry, Union Square market), but at Capella the chef (an islander of 18 years) is cooking with the best of them.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
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“Just so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20so. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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