as long as

Definition of as long asnext
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 However, the rules also say that Senate staff may work for a campaign as long as government resources are not used and the staff members are not required to conduct campaign work as part of their Senate employment. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026 States typically respond to a recession by drawing down reserves, hoping to delay program cuts and tax hikes for as long as possible. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026 The goal is to keep the ghost student in school for as long as possible, semester after semester after semester, stealing money from the taxpayer. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 When seats are first allocated, each pair is treated as a single list with their votes combined, as long as both partners clear the threshold. — Dov Waxman, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as long as
Recent Examples of Synonyms for as long as
inasmuch as
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  • If anecdotal evidence is anything to go by, the tens of millions of viewers tuning into Fox every day for the soccer spectacle can be lumped into a single body, inasmuch as everybody—as in, like, everybody—seems to dislike Lalas … or at least the version of himself that he’s ginned up for TV.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 June 2026
  • Advertisement What connects Orbán’s targets is not ideology inasmuch as his contempt for their independence.
    — David Pressman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025

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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20long%20as. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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