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
Getting seven shutouts in a single day should not be shocking insofar as offense is down league-wide.
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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
But insofar as the writing process, John is just so good at that.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
Its characters’ parlance, predicaments, and habits are distinctly Gen Z insofar as they’re clearly filtered through the sensibilities of the mostly older writers who shaped them.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 4 June 2025
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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
But insofar as the writing process, John is just so good at that.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
Its characters’ parlance, predicaments, and habits are distinctly Gen Z insofar as they’re clearly filtered through the sensibilities of the mostly older writers who shaped them.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 4 June 2025
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Conjunction
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Unfortunately, in the case of Ninja Scroll, this accusation was partially valid, but only so far as the visual aspect of the movie went.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Philadelphia Phillies made one of the biggest trades so far as the trade deadline inches closer.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
Conjunction
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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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