as far as

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Recent Examples of as far as The chemical, a weed killer, killed animals and vegetation downstream as far as Lake Shasta. Jacob Fulton, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023 Lips are sealed as far as deal details go, but Parker is expected to write, produce and direct features in the horror genre. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2023 Far From Home While the La Tène culture seemingly spread to regions as far as England, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic, the Celts never lived in Brandenburg. Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2023 But these worries are – at least as far as large language models are concerned – groundless. Nir Eisikovits, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for as far as
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  • Markey points to this report to support his claims as to why AI chatbot ads are dangerous.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But as anyone knows who’s ever lost — or even voluntarily relinquished — a foundational piece of themselves, to understand loss is not the same as to accept it.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
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
  • However, still some others doubt the idea, saying foreign intervention might push the country towards more chaos in long term.
    Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Rising premiums can push some toward cheaper alternatives, like health care sharing ministries, where members pay a monthly fee to cover one another's medical expenses.
    Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Preposition
  • Public opinion was closer to 80-20 than a partisan split, driven by concerns about drugs, crime and national security.
    Dustin Olson, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
  • What researchers say about the breakthrough pill Senior author Giovanni Traverso emphasizes that the focus is on patient health.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Preposition
  • Starlink is a global internet network that relies on around 10,000 satellites orbiting Earth.
    AAMER MADHANI AND SUSIE BLANN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In other words, getting hit by the single most energetic particle presently known in all the Universe would have no noticeable effect on you at all.
    Big Think, Big Think, 30 Jan. 2026
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  • But as for the negotiation itself, consider all possibilities on the table.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026
  • For Japanese people, as for immigrants from other nations, land was a foothold on the American dream.
    Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • The conservative Justices on the nation’s highest court seemed skeptical of the administration’s arguments for firing Cook and wanting to keep her out of her post while the litigation plays out.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Belichick also was one of the game's top defensive assistants before taking over in New England, winning two earlier Super Bowls as defensive coordinator for the New York Giants.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026

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“As far as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20far%20as. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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