as of
preposition
: on, at, from
—used to indicate a time or date at which something begins or ends
takes effect as of July 1
As of now, it's difficult to tell in a cancer's early stage which patients have which kind of tumor.—
Melinda Beck
Melinda BeckAs of last year [2010], women held 51.4 percent of all managerial and professional positions, up from 26 percent in 1980 …—Kate Bolick
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The company’s shares fell 5.6% as of 9:33 a.m. in New York on Wednesday after FedEx reported quarterly results, extending their slide for the year.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Mamdani held an early and consistent lead over Cuomo in the first round, which has not yet been called by the Associated Press, as of 10:48 p.m. ET.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Bangladesh had more than one million Rohingya refugees as of Dec. 31, 2024, according to a government-UNHCR fact sheet, with Cox’s Bazar continuing to house a majority of these.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2025
The thermometer at Boston Logan International Airport showed 102 degrees as of 5:23 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service’s Boston office.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Mamdani held an early and consistent lead over Cuomo in the first round, which has not yet been called by the Associated Press, as of 10:48 p.m. ET.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Bangladesh had more than one million Rohingya refugees as of Dec. 31, 2024, according to a government-UNHCR fact sheet, with Cox’s Bazar continuing to house a majority of these.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2025
The thermometer at Boston Logan International Airport showed 102 degrees as of 5:23 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service’s Boston office.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
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“As of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20of. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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