so that

conjunction

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Dark colors provide contrast against the environment so that biting flies pick up your movement. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025 Gessler said that Texas is continuing to see population growth and a strong desire for investment in homeownership—so much so that even growing supply is not able to alleviate the current affordability crisis in the state. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 So much so that Ryan Seacrest encouraged the judge to come up on stage and learn some new moves ahead of his summer tour. Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025 Your phone mount should be fixed appropriately on your bike’s frame so that the wind can’t affect it. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for so that

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of so that was before the 12th century

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“So that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20that. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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