Definition of inasmuch asnext
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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for the reason that you should not use that source, inasmuch as it is badly out-of-date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 Advertisement What connects Orbán’s targets is not ideology inasmuch as his contempt for their independence. David Pressman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025 Some of that obviously had to do with the loss of quarterback Dak Prescott to a season-ending right hamstring injury in Week 8 of 2024, inasmuch as the lack of offense left the defense on the field too long. Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025 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 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 See All Example Sentences for inasmuch as
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Conjunction
  • That’s true insofar as many other events Bank of America Stadium has compelled as of late — including the MLS All-Star Game, which will take place at the uptown venue next week.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • To be sure, China’s dominance of health product supply chains may indeed pose national security risks, insofar as excessive reliance on any single country can jeopardize resilience.
    Pooja Yerramilli, STAT, 24 July 2026
Conjunction
  • Even Netflix, a specialist in premium video entertainment, has moved into the format, going so far as to tap former MS NOW mainstay Brian Williams in a conversational format.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 June 2026
  • Pacala went so far as to offer Mottershead co-authorship, at one point placing his name at the top of the paper.
    Maddie Stone, ProPublica, 25 June 2026
Conjunction
  • 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
  • But the Department of Defense has relaxed its requirement in recent years, insomuch as football players can defer their military service until their NFL careers are complete.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023

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“Inasmuch as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inasmuch%20as. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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