how so

idiom

: in what way : why does one think that
"This room looks different." "How so?"

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Researchers will undoubtedly keep delving deep to investigate how so many real-life sea serpents thrived on our world. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025 Metaxas says the debate over Bonhoeffer’s legacy is not really about a clash between the left and right, but a reflection of how so many different people revere the pastor. John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025 What’s fascinating is how so much of the film commits to the waiting that exists during battle: the taxing, dull tension of knowing that something might happen any minute. David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2025 The most satisfying thing for me was seeing how so many these elements — some of which seem crazy and out there — end up actually serving a real narrative purpose. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for how so

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“How so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/how%20so. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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