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
This year's participants have been together as long as ten years and as little as 1.5 years.
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The foil-shaving head mows everything down to a smooth finish, while the trimmer can keep things as long as 11mm.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 26 June 2025
Amazon Prime Day will stretch to four days this year — twice as long as in years past — giving shoppers a longer window to shop for deals on the e-commerce site.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 June 2025
If the company separation does not occur prior to Dec. 31, 2026, those terms will continue as long as Zaslav remains CEO through Dec. 31, 2027.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 June 2025
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The foil-shaving head mows everything down to a smooth finish, while the trimmer can keep things as long as 11mm.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 26 June 2025
Amazon Prime Day will stretch to four days this year — twice as long as in years past — giving shoppers a longer window to shop for deals on the e-commerce site.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 June 2025
If the company separation does not occur prior to Dec. 31, 2026, those terms will continue as long as Zaslav remains CEO through Dec. 31, 2027.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for as long as
inasmuch as
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Also, inasmuch as awards season itself is a competition that requires studios and distributors to put all their eggs in one basket, A24 is focusing on the (also excellent) Sing Sing this year, spotlighting a bravura lead performance from Colman Domingo.—
Samantha Allen,
Them,
14 Jan. 2025
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Eighty is the new 68, inasmuch as the mortality rate of 80-year-old American women in 2019 was the same as that of 68-year-old women in 1933.—
Jonathan Rauch,
The Atlantic,
10 Dec. 2024
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