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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Nobody Wants This is a tougher case because its leads, Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, are just so charming and many of its observations about love and family are just so spot-on that weaker elements can get lost in the froth.
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Judy Berman, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
So to be there, back in my home state, to cover something that was just so unthinkable, reprehensible, that's always stayed with me, just talking to people in the days and hours after that tragedy.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
That’s a whole different debate, but there’s just so much innovation going on in so many areas.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The stadium around him was just so loud that the ground was actually shaking a little.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
So to be there, back in my home state, to cover something that was just so unthinkable, reprehensible, that's always stayed with me, just talking to people in the days and hours after that tragedy.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
That’s a whole different debate, but there’s just so much innovation going on in so many areas.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The stadium around him was just so loud that the ground was actually shaking a little.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Just so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20so. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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