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Adverb
I think I did so-so on the test
Adjective
a so-so production of a great play
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Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The missing link between a so-so dish and a stellar one is often acid.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
The Editors, Town & Country, 4 Mar. 2023
His results, both in the big leagues and the minors over the past two seasons, have been so-so at best.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
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Adverb
Kotkaniemi is a good player but hasn’t developed as hoped in part due to his so-so skating stride.
—Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The missing link between a so-so dish and a stellar one is often acid.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Things go from meh to worse when her best friend is laid off and her so-so relationship takes an unexpected and life-altering twist.
—The Editors, Town & Country, 4 Mar. 2023
His results, both in the big leagues and the minors over the past two seasons, have been so-so at best.
—Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
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“So-so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so-so. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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