or so
idiom
—used to say that a number, amount, etc., is not exact
We plan to stay a week or so.
Tickets cost $20 or so.
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The trick to keeping this plant alive is to water it regularly when it’s first planted, but after a year or so, when the plant is established, stop watering, especially in the heat.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
The next chapter rewinds the timeline only a day or so, revealing poignant context for Adnan’s exploratory spirit in the previous two.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 May 2025
The electron precedes the molecule or so the saying goes.
—Bryce Erickson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Of those thousand or so entries, 79 of you went all out and listed 16 teams.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
The next chapter rewinds the timeline only a day or so, revealing poignant context for Adnan’s exploratory spirit in the previous two.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 May 2025
The electron precedes the molecule or so the saying goes.
—Bryce Erickson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Of those thousand or so entries, 79 of you went all out and listed 16 teams.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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“Or so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20so. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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