as in regarding
having to do with
as for the others, let them get their own dinner
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For Mateus, as for filmmakers in her personal pantheon, conflicts at hand stem inextricably from local and national history and also from oceanic depths of experience, too easily dismissed as folklore, from which individual identity and group identification emerge.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Much like this Fire sign’s attention-seeking behavior, Ghostface makes sure his kills are as much for spectacle as for fear.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
According to Hunt, if the cat is not current on its rabies vaccine, or if its vaccination status is unknown, as for a stray cat, the person will also need to undergo post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The home was conceived as much for entertainment as for solitude.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Much like this Fire sign’s attention-seeking behavior, Ghostface makes sure his kills are as much for spectacle as for fear.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
According to Hunt, if the cat is not current on its rabies vaccine, or if its vaccination status is unknown, as for a stray cat, the person will also need to undergo post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The home was conceived as much for entertainment as for solitude.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for as for
Preposition
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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
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Was any decision made regarding reducing Partey’s media obligations?—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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When David Bazzel first approached then-University of Arkansas Athletic Director Frank Broyles about celebrating the top assistant coach in college football, Broyles said five months was not enough time to put on a first-class banquet.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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For the next five years, only one game per season was played in London, with many owners skeptical about sacrificing revenue from home games in a market dominated by the Premier League.—
Tom Chitty,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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The legislation would provide greater flexibility for governments in allocating funding under the program, which was created in 1990 as part of a broader shift in housing policy toward greater responsibility for states and cities.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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The company claims that the birds flew preset routes and returned to base on command, marking an unusual step toward animal-machine hybrids that blur the line between biology and robotics.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Arlington County Police Department announced the news on Thursday following a monthslong criminal investigation that remains active.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Bell 407 helicopter crashed on Flagstaff's west side, a few miles from Route 66 in a less densely populated area to the north of Brewer's neighborhood.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Microorganisms naturally require trace amounts of some rare earth elements, and researchers can adjust conditions so the microbes efficiently take them up.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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The first public notice of it came shortly before noon Monday — more than eight hours after the deadly encounter — when the California Attorney General’s Office issued a press release announcing that the state’s Department of Justice was investigating the incident under Assembly Bill 1506.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But there is little to no medical evidence as to its efficacy in treating COVID-19.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Many people have the day off from work and school, leaving a lot of confusion as to which establishments remain open on the federal holiday.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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