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Recent Examples of as to Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026 But the returns here aren't so much lower, either, as to fully negate the benefits an account of this size still offers. Matt Richardson, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Duggar provided the court with eight arguments as to why he should be granted a new trial or have his conviction vacated in court on Wednesday. Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026 To this lesson, as to so many ironies screaming out from his prose, Tillman appears oblivious. Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as to
Recent Examples of Synonyms for as to
Preposition
  • Metro Police detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting, and are in contact with the District Attorney’s Office regarding charging decisions.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Was any decision made regarding reducing Partey’s media obligations?
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Preposition
  • Famous for her affection towards corgis, the future queen cuddled a Pembroke Welsh corgi in April 1940.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • In Islam, a man is not allowed to touch a woman, so three women then came towards me dressed in black.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Preposition
  • Since then, the bank with the logo of a golden winged eagle swooping across a dark green sky, has expanded dramatically, with branches up and down the state, across the west, and as far as New York.
    Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The massive beach continues on for as far as the eye can see, bordered by flowing grassy dunes and massive cliffs hugging its edges.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023
Preposition
  • But there are concerns about rising ticket prices and soaring production budgets, fueled by higher costs for labor, materials and energy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Think about more positive interpretations before presuming someone is insulting you.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026
Preposition
  • McDavid reached 1,220 career points, passing Jeremy Roenick, Larry Murphy and Jean Beliveau to advance to 47th on the NHL list.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Students would take classes on subjects such as the New Testament, advanced geometry, and rhetoric, and earn a liberal-arts degree in Catholic studies.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Preposition
  • The question of how to make a business out of those connections has proven as vexing for Wang and Bluesky as for any number of earlier startups, and the community’s top users have been experimenting with a variety of ways to make money.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • And as for hybrids and electrics, there aren't any in the 2027 lineup at all.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2026
Preposition
  • That’s the same warning that has been issued by Google, Microsoft and others as regards attacks on their own account holders.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In so doing, the Swazi leaders distanced themselves from Britain as regards Rhodesia, and from South Africa too….
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Preposition
  • Officials acknowledged concerns from students and staff, admitting that there was a lack of information provided by the university that led to confusion.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The initial allegations against Swalwell date back to 2019 and 2024; they were followed with other allegations of inappropriate behavior made by other women.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026

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“As to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20to. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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