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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you should not use that source, inasmuch as it is badly out-of-date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
This aligns with broader industry trends, inasmuch as digital transformation in oil and gas is expected to grow by 31% over the next five years.
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Oleg Fonarov, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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
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
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Oleg Fonarov, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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
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
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But insofar as that identity was largely and intentionally anchored in whiteness, many of the real stories—just as mythic, just as legendary—went untold or ignored, simply because the heroes didn’t have the right skin color.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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The only criterion for holding Dick’s interest—or really, her own interest, insofar as Dick was her construction—was untrammeled candor.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Many diehard longevity seekers are going so far as to plan their travel around the world’s blue zones—five regions across the globe that are known for high numbers of centenarians.—
Mary Honkus,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Jan. 2026
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Sunday will be a much different experience for the rookie than what he's handled so far as a backup, and the Seahawks defense won't be an easy test.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Nov. 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 25 Jan. 2026.
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