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
This is a big unforced error, insofar as ACIP was a esteemed body that a lot of states tie their own decision-making to.
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CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
Frankly, there’s a lot of sadness insofar as, that’s it.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Much of it is relatively functional – insofar as clients pay several hundred dollars to be transported in bare-bones conditions to Libya’s coast, and onto an overcrowded inflatable dingy bound for Italy or Greece.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Or, to put it differently, insofar as hypocrisy points to an aspiration not met, the aspiration remains.
—Shadi Hamid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
Frankly, there’s a lot of sadness insofar as, that’s it.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Much of it is relatively functional – insofar as clients pay several hundred dollars to be transported in bare-bones conditions to Libya’s coast, and onto an overcrowded inflatable dingy bound for Italy or Greece.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Or, to put it differently, insofar as hypocrisy points to an aspiration not met, the aspiration remains.
—Shadi Hamid, Time, 3 Nov. 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
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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 5 Feb. 2026.
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