as in so far as
to the degree that
insomuch as one can ever know about these things, their marriage seems solid as a rock
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Recent Examples of insomuch as
Of course, insomuch as a mortgage can liberate anyone.
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Ocean Vuong
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Are you allowed to tease your experience shooting in the Arctic for Part Two?
Only insomuch as nothing has ever been filmed in the Arctic for a movie of this scale.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2023
But the Department of Defense has relaxed its requirement in recent years, insomuch as football players can defer their military service until their NFL careers are complete.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
The future of education in the metaverse shouldn’t be considered a replacement insomuch as an enhancement of in-person learning.
—David Lucatch, Forbes, 20 May 2022
The poster child for this—insomuch as a 70-something retiree from the oil and gas industry can be a poster child—was a man named Doyle Crenshaw.
—Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 15 July 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has complicated aviation insomuch as pilots aren’t getting enough opportunities to fly because airlines have grounded planes and scaled back operations due to a slump in demand.
—Alan Levin, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2021
Ocean Vuong
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Are you allowed to tease your experience shooting in the Arctic for Part Two?
Only insomuch as nothing has ever been filmed in the Arctic for a movie of this scale.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2023
But the Department of Defense has relaxed its requirement in recent years, insomuch as football players can defer their military service until their NFL careers are complete.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
The future of education in the metaverse shouldn’t be considered a replacement insomuch as an enhancement of in-person learning.
—David Lucatch, Forbes, 20 May 2022
The poster child for this—insomuch as a 70-something retiree from the oil and gas industry can be a poster child—was a man named Doyle Crenshaw.
—Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 15 July 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has complicated aviation insomuch as pilots aren’t getting enough opportunities to fly because airlines have grounded planes and scaled back operations due to a slump in demand.
—Alan Levin, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insomuch as
Conjunction
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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
Conjunction
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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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The only criterion for holding Dick’s interest—or really, her own interest, insofar as Dick was her construction—was untrammeled candor.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Conjunction
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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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“Insomuch as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insomuch%20as. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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