as for

preposition

Definition of as fornext
as in regarding
having to do with as for the others, let them get their own dinner

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Recent Examples of as for Since her arrival, Claire has been a thorn in Quinn’s side, constantly pushing her to go back to New York, as for her, Ransom Canyon is little more than a dying town. — Barry Levitt, Time, 23 July 2026 Commercial shoot days fell 21% year-on-year to 543 featuring spots for Amazon, Cal Lotto, Progressive and Sketchers and as for auto makers Ford, Hyundai, Lexus, Mazda and Toyota. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 July 2026 Tropical storm warnings remain in effect from the Okaloosa/Walton County Line in Florida westward to Morgan City, Louisiana, as well as for New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 22 July 2026 The World Cup served as a coming-out party for Centennial Yards, South Downtown and The CTR as well as for an improved Underground Atlanta and Decatur Square (home to WatchFest). — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for as for
Recent Examples of Synonyms for as for
  1. regarding
  2. about
  3. toward
  4. on
  5. of
  6. as to
  7. as regards
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
Definition of regarding
Preposition
  • Millard expects to push that number to about 200,000 with improvements to the company’s methods and some additional infrastructure.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Beloozerov also spoke at length with Marina about his sympathies for the country after the Russian invasion in 2022.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of about
Preposition
  • For now, though, soccer’s civil war appears to be heading toward an entrenched standoff of ideas and values.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Speraw believes those programs are positioned well heading toward Los Angeles.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of toward
Preposition
  • McCaleb and co-editors Skip Macdonald and Joey Liew, along with Golubić, continued to build sequences from scratch, allowing silence, dialogue, sound design or music to occur naturally depending on the needs of each scene.
    — Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Russia has fired the Oreshnik missile, an intermediate-range hypersonic weapon, on a handful of occasions against Ukraine in strikes viewed as signalling Moscow’s willingness to escalate.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of on
Preposition
  • Sustainability initiatives With the ship redo, Windstar added more energy efficient engines that reduce emissions of nitrous and sulfur oxides Advanced wastewater treatment systems were also installed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Cooke — who has the backing of House Democrats' campaign arm, which considers the seat a top target as the party seeks to regain the majority — beat progressive Emily Berge to win the Democratic nomination.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of of
Preposition
  • The watch is on as to how Mannion will navigate quarterback Jalen Hurts’ strengths with the receiving corps that currently consists of DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks, Makai Lemon, Elijah Moore, Johnny Wilson and Hollywood Brown.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The ball, therefore, is in UEFA’s court as to what to do next.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of as to
Preposition
  • There’s a New Sound From The AirPods While there’s little information to go on as regards updates and new features, Apple has released firmware updates for its premium ticket AirPods.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Part of what fascinates and frustrates as regards Ginsberg is that for all of those thick anthologies, propriety forces me to concede that many of the poems simply aren’t that good.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
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