as it is
idiom
1
: in the present condition : the way it is
Leave everything exactly/just as it is.
2
: with the situation that exists now
We have enough to do as it is without your latest orders!
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Now, a passenger aircraft that can complete make the journey without stopping is in the final stages of construction, Qantas announced on Friday, releasing first images of the plane as it is assembled.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Upper Press, or Room 140, as it is formally called, hosts the offices of press secretary Karoline Leavitt and other press aides.
—Scott Nover, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2025
Originally designed for athletes, the staple style is as comfortable and easy to wear as it is polished — and Julianne Moore just showed us the simplest way to dress up a classic black sweater for dinners, work, or events this season.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Vernon is working on getting information about when the Montego Bay Airport is going to open as it is also badly damaged.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Upper Press, or Room 140, as it is formally called, hosts the offices of press secretary Karoline Leavitt and other press aides.
—Scott Nover, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2025
Originally designed for athletes, the staple style is as comfortable and easy to wear as it is polished — and Julianne Moore just showed us the simplest way to dress up a classic black sweater for dinners, work, or events this season.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Vernon is working on getting information about when the Montego Bay Airport is going to open as it is also badly damaged.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
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“As it is.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20it%20is. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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