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
The Asian Jumping Worm is twice as long as an earthworm, growing up to 6 inches long.
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Maria Braganini, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Fandom, whether people like to classify themselves as members or not, has existed as long as there’s been entertainment, and extends beyond whatever TV show happens to be the current hit; athletes, sports teams, musicians, books, superheroes and more all have their avid fanbases.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
The buses are comfortable and efficient – as long as there are no traffic jams.
—Allen Best, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
The race’s other potential competitors include BART Board President Melissa Hernandez, nonprofit attorney Rakhi Israni and businesswoman Carin Elam — candidates who signed an impromptu agreement to stay out of the special election as long as Wahab did too.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Maria Braganini, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Fandom, whether people like to classify themselves as members or not, has existed as long as there’s been entertainment, and extends beyond whatever TV show happens to be the current hit; athletes, sports teams, musicians, books, superheroes and more all have their avid fanbases.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
The buses are comfortable and efficient – as long as there are no traffic jams.
—Allen Best, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
The race’s other potential competitors include BART Board President Melissa Hernandez, nonprofit attorney Rakhi Israni and businesswoman Carin Elam — candidates who signed an impromptu agreement to stay out of the special election as long as Wahab did too.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for as long as
inasmuch as
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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
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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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