as in insofar as
to the degree that
the idea works so far as you've thought it out, but there may be angles you haven't considered
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Recent Examples of so far as
In fact, one expert in particular is willing to go so far as to say that Auchentoshan is the world’s most underrated scotch label.
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Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
She’s earned just over $2.1 million in her career so far as she’s won three titles in the International Tennis Federation circuit.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The Philadelphia Phillies made one of the biggest trades so far as the trade deadline inches closer.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
It has been created by special act of congress, and has been secured, so far as the laws can give security to the person appointed to fill it, for five years.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
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Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
She’s earned just over $2.1 million in her career so far as she’s won three titles in the International Tennis Federation circuit.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The Philadelphia Phillies made one of the biggest trades so far as the trade deadline inches closer.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
It has been created by special act of congress, and has been secured, so far as the laws can give security to the person appointed to fill it, for five years.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for so far as
insofar as
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Throughout, Husain delves into technological minutiae that don’t end up mattering to the overall arc of his argument—insofar as his scattered nattering can be dignified with such a word.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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This is what receivers are for, insofar as a receiver can in many circumstances invade an LLC or partnership and cause the assets to be sold to satisfy the creditor's judgment.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“So far as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/so%20far%20as. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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