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as in insofar as
to the degree that
the economic forecast for the coming decade looks promising, inasmuch as we can predict that far in advance
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as in because
for the reason that
you should not use that source, inasmuch as it is badly out-of-date
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Recent Examples of inasmuch as
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.
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Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Jeb Bush being Hispanic Nine years ago, the American political landscape was very different, inasmuch as there were Republican presidential candidates who were normal and boring in the way that an exhausted, uptight high school principal who hates dancing might be.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
The series, which is horror only inasmuch as international politics are a horror show, fittingly premieres on Netflix on Halloween.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2024
Those sound like decent specs and a nice intro-level Wi-Fi 7 kit, inasmuch as this early adopter tech can be.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2023
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Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Jeb Bush being Hispanic Nine years ago, the American political landscape was very different, inasmuch as there were Republican presidential candidates who were normal and boring in the way that an exhausted, uptight high school principal who hates dancing might be.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
The series, which is horror only inasmuch as international politics are a horror show, fittingly premieres on Netflix on Halloween.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2024
Those sound like decent specs and a nice intro-level Wi-Fi 7 kit, inasmuch as this early adopter tech can be.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2023
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Conjunction
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Getting seven shutouts in a single day should not be shocking insofar as offense is down league-wide.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Harrison, the key player for the Red Sox insofar as immediate return, has been a mediocre (4.48 ERA in 35 starts) mid-rotation starter for the Giants.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
Conjunction
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Inflation data of late has shown little pass-through so far as companies burn off inventory accumulated in the run-up to the tariff announcement, and amid concerns that consumer demand is slowing and reducing pricing power.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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None have panned out so far as the historic building has sat vacant for over 15 years.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
26 May 2025
Conjunction
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Of course, insomuch as a mortgage can liberate anyone.—
Ocean Vuong
June 4,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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Are you allowed to tease your experience shooting in the Arctic for Part Two? Only insomuch as nothing has ever been filmed in the Arctic for a movie of this scale.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 July 2023
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“Inasmuch as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inasmuch%20as. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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