insofar as

as in so far as
to the degree that insofar as I know, there are no other complications for obtaining the building permit

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Recent Examples of insofar as Harrison, the key player for the Red Sox insofar as immediate return, has been a mediocre (4.48 ERA in 35 starts) mid-rotation starter for the Giants. Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025 But insofar as the writing process, John is just so good at that. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025 Its characters’ parlance, predicaments, and habits are distinctly Gen Z insofar as they’re clearly filtered through the sensibilities of the mostly older writers who shaped them. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 4 June 2025 As nourishing as fruit, as precious as money, a poem acquires meaning only insofar as it is shared. A.o. Scott, New York Times, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for insofar as
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Conjunction
  • Eyewitness News reported that the sheriff said 13 people are confirmed dead so far as a result of the flooding.
    David Chiu, People.com, 4 July 2025
  • And in so far as both Marcia and Greg played that leader role, Bobby and Cindy were the young kids that were cute.
    Peter Gicas Published, EW.com, 28 May 2025
Conjunction
  • Also, inasmuch as awards season itself is a competition that requires studios and distributors to put all their eggs in one basket, A24 is focusing on the (also excellent) Sing Sing this year, spotlighting a bravura lead performance from Colman Domingo.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Eighty is the new 68, inasmuch as the mortality rate of 80-year-old American women in 2019 was the same as that of 68-year-old women in 1933.
    Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024

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“Insofar as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insofar%20as. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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