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
As nourishing as fruit, as precious as money, a poem acquires meaning only insofar as it is shared.
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A.o. Scott, New York Times, 2 May 2025
This strike, as far east as Siberia and as far north as the Arctic, was only a surprise insofar as Ukrainian security forces cleverly organized it in a way that the Russians could not effectively counter.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
The title, in Muslim eschatology, refers to a narrow bridge between Paradise and Hell, which is fitting, insofar as Laxe’s movie is both a nightmarish experience and an exhilarating one—a pitiless ordeal that is nonetheless underpinned by extraordinary love and tenderness.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
This city will never be the same, insofar as our sense of safety, our illusions of permanence and so on, are gone.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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A.o. Scott, New York Times, 2 May 2025
This strike, as far east as Siberia and as far north as the Arctic, was only a surprise insofar as Ukrainian security forces cleverly organized it in a way that the Russians could not effectively counter.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
The title, in Muslim eschatology, refers to a narrow bridge between Paradise and Hell, which is fitting, insofar as Laxe’s movie is both a nightmarish experience and an exhilarating one—a pitiless ordeal that is nonetheless underpinned by extraordinary love and tenderness.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
This city will never be the same, insofar as our sense of safety, our illusions of permanence and so on, are gone.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insofar as
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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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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“Insofar as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insofar%20as. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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