as in so far as
to the degree that
insofar as I know, there are no other complications for obtaining the building permit
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Recent Examples of insofar as
There is nothing inherently wrong with higher-than-average spending, insofar as New York has determined to cover more preventive care that can, in the long run, keep people out of emergency rooms, for example.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
For example, Congress exercises the judicial power insofar as the Senate conducts trials in the aftermath of impeachment in the House of Representatives.
—Cass Sunstein, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
The only fact that matters, insofar as Brady is concerned, is that, together as a coach-quarterback tandem, Belichick and Brady won six Super Bowls.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
For example, Congress exercises the judicial power insofar as the Senate conducts trials in the aftermath of impeachment in the House of Representatives.
—Cass Sunstein, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
The only fact that matters, insofar as Brady is concerned, is that, together as a coach-quarterback tandem, Belichick and Brady won six Super Bowls.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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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Many of Japan’s leading writers, including Enchi Fumiko, Tawada Yōko, Itō Hiromi and Kakuta Mitsuyo, have produced translations of her works into modern Japanese, while others such as Kawakami Mieko have gone so far as to claim Ichiyō as their greatest influence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Later, on the final formation lap, Piastri went so far as to call the intermediate tires a mistake after his race engineer told him others would be on colder tires.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Literary Hub turned ten this year, which is basically forty in website years (but not 44, thankfully), and inasmuch as it’s been an ugly and convulsive decade in the broader world, it’s been pretty bad for online media, too.—
Jonny Diamond,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
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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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“Insofar as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insofar%20as. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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