as such

phrase

: intrinsically considered : in itself
as such the gift was worth little

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His roasts of older cohorts, like Dunham’s good-sport performance, don’t announce themselves as such. — Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2026 Tombaugh methodically photographed a large area of the sky surrounding that position, night after night, and then compared the images to look for any blip of light that moved against the background stars as such a distant planet should. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026 Following the passage of Assembly Bill 268 last year, Diwali was supposed to be celebrated as such in California for the first time this November. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026 Such opinions are based upon information the analysts consider reliable, but neither CNBC nor its affiliates and/or subsidiaries warrant its completeness or accuracy, and it should not be relied upon as such. — CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as such

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of as such was in 1678

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“As such.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20such. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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