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 Sorry, but as long as a knife is used or the cut is otherwise clean, Miss Manners sees nothing wrong with leaving half a doughnut. Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026 Yet, during Friday’s conference call Kelly said prosecutors were fine with the extension as long as there’s proof the procedure happened. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026 So as long as they're kept together, they're essentially locked in their larval state, unable to wreak havoc elsewhere in the museum. Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2026 More than 5 million Americans would need to drive an hour or more to register to vote, with some voters facing drives as long as eight hours. Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 17 July 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 27 Jul. 2026.

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