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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The drug works best when administered by injection, as it is not efficiently absorbed in the digestive tract.
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New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
The blockbuster film, which was directed by Spielberg, 78, follows the small fictional town of Amity Island as it is rocked by a series of brutal great white shark attacks.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
The blockbuster film, which was directed by Spielberg, 78, follows the small fictional town of Amity Island as it is rocked by a series of brutal great white shark attacks.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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