Thesaurus results for AS LONG AS

as long as

conjunction

Definition of as long as next

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 Developers would pay property taxes frozen at the parcel’s pre-construction value for as long as 45 years. —

John O'Connor, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026 The list is usually about twice as long as the number of shows being selected. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026 Testimonials from satisfied patients boast of improved post-op job opportunities and love lives, the idea being that erasing one’s race is a shortcut to equality — as long as the default complexion is white. —

Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026 Some of the waitstaff have worked there as long as 30 years and some customers have been hanging out there even longer. —

The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as long as

Recent Examples of Synonyms for as long as

inasmuch as

Conjunction

Literary Hub turned ten this year, which is basically forty in website years (but not 44, thankfully), and inasmuch as it’s been an ugly and convulsive decade in the broader world, it’s been pretty bad for online media, too.

— Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Advertisement What connects Orbán’s targets is not ideology inasmuch as his contempt for their independence.

— David Pressman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025