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as long as

conjunction

Definition of as long as

as in now

for the reason that as long as I've got my boots on, I might as well go out and get the firewood

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Recent Examples of as long as Set in a simulated prison with participants divided into inmates and guards, it was planned to run as long as two weeks but was canceled after six days when the guards’ commitment to the bit went too far. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 The audit found that unsafe products had remained on the market for as long as three years before the Marijuana Enforcement Division issued a public warning. — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 The burden is even heavier in rural villages, where residents have recently endured blackouts lasting as long as 16 hours a day. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026 A student can qualify for help as long as their household earns less than 300% of the gross median income in their area. — Cory Turner, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as long as

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inasmuch as

Conjunction

If anecdotal evidence is anything to go by, the tens of millions of viewers tuning into Fox every day for the soccer spectacle can be lumped into a single body, inasmuch as everybody—as in, like, everybody—seems to dislike Lalas … or at least the version of himself that he’s ginned up for TV.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 June 2026
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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