as in insofar as
to the degree that
insomuch that it is humanely possible, I try not to lie about anything
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Conjunction
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His second claim was partially accurate, insofar as riot police and plainclothes security forces, very much in evidence the night before, did appear to have temporarily withdrawn.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Still, Stroheim’s spending was out of control—literally so, insofar as attempting to rein him in seemed to provoke new extravagances.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
Conjunction
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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
Conjunction
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Of course, insomuch as a mortgage can liberate anyone.—
Ocean Vuong
June 4,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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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
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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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