if so

idiom

: if that is the case
I might be late. If so, please start the meeting without me.

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And if so, does China also have a seat at the table? Dana Taylor, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026 And, if so, should the guy who is on the field the most have the most priority in center? Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026 DeLaney asked if the application would ask for information about the undocumented parent, and if so, then the undocumented parent would be reported to DHS. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026 When the Daily News last week asked the USDOT if similar claims by GDC CEO Tom Prendergast were true — and, if so, why the funding hadn’t been restored — a spokesman directed the inquiry to the White House. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for if so

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“If so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20so. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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