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
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.
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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
At the same time, invisibility has come as a relief, insofar as my vanity always kept company with self-consciousness and self-flagellation.
—Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
But there was no coup insofar as the military remained quartered rather than actively joining the protests or issuing a threat to compel the prime minister to resign.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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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
At the same time, invisibility has come as a relief, insofar as my vanity always kept company with self-consciousness and self-flagellation.
—Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
But there was no coup insofar as the military remained quartered rather than actively joining the protests or issuing a threat to compel the prime minister to resign.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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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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The move has cost the city more than $2 million so far as the newspaper company attempts to negotiate its way out of its long-term lease.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Given the caveat that these games are more for coaches to use as evaluation tools inasmuch as starters will see little if any time, results may vary.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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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.—
Oleg Fonarov,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Insofar as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insofar%20as. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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