like so

phrase

: in this manner : like this
—said when demonstrating something
Fold the paper like so.

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Is Harper, like so many noir writers before him, raising our hopes for the express purpose of dashing them against the rocks? — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026 So, like so many teams talk about doing and never fully pull off, the Jays did both. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 They, like so many other performance pickups—including the Shelby F-150 Baja Raptor from last month—have double (or, as they’re sometimes known, extended) cabs. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 July 2026 And like so many in the service industry, tips are an important part of her job. — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for like so

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“Like so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20so. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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