as such

phrase

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

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It should be reframed as a key dimension of retention strategy—and treated as such. Ravin Jesuthasan, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 The story, which here begins in the 1960s and moves to the present, becomes an inter-racial love story rooted in the fraught second half of the 20th century, and lives and breathes as such. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth shortly after liftoff for recovery and reuse, as such boosters commonly do. Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026 In many ways, her life is just as odd and unlikely and oneiric as such visions. Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as such

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

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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 14 Aug. 2026.

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