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
About 14% of service companies in the New York-Northern New Jersey area have scaled back hiring or plan to do so in the next six months as a result of artificial intelligence but few have laid off employees so far as a result of the burgeoning technology, a new survey shows.
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
City councilor Victor McCarty said securing the land for a future park may be his proudest achievement so far as a public servant.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Investment in Chinese real estate steepened its drop with a decline of 12% for the year so far as of July .
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2025
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
City councilor Victor McCarty said securing the land for a future park may be his proudest achievement so far as a public servant.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Investment in Chinese real estate steepened its drop with a decline of 12% for the year so far as of July .
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Aug. 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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