as long as

as in now
for the reason that as long as I've got my boots on, I might as well go out and get the firewood

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Recent Examples of as long as Wristbands will also be sold day-of as long as space remains available, but at higher prices. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025 Florida finished strong last year and has a potential game-changing quarterback, as long as DJ Lagway’s shoulder is healthy. Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 This phase can last as long as 20 minutes, allowing several opportunities to destroy the incoming ballistic missile outside the earth's atmosphere. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025 Heat was never going to win a fourth NBA crown as long as Butler was their best player. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for as long as
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inasmuch as
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  • 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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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20long%20as. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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