Thesaurus results for INASMUCH AS

inasmuch as

conjunction

ˌi-nəz-ˈmə-chəz

Definition of inasmuch as

as in insofar as

to the degree that the economic forecast for the coming decade looks promising, inasmuch as we can predict that far in advance

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as in because

for the reason that you should not use that source, inasmuch as it is badly out-of-date

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Recent Examples of inasmuch as Advertisement What connects Orbán’s targets is not ideology inasmuch as his contempt for their independence. — David Pressman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025 Some of that obviously had to do with the loss of quarterback Dak Prescott to a season-ending right hamstring injury in Week 8 of 2024, inasmuch as the lack of offense left the defense on the field too long. — Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Eighty is the new 68, inasmuch as the mortality rate of 80-year-old American women in 2019 was the same as that of 68-year-old women in 1933. — Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for inasmuch as

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Earlier in the month the Giants hosted a Pride Night, which makes sense insofar as San Francisco has the highest per capita gay population in the country (New York City has more gay people by sheer numbers).

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Chuy García’s stunt on behalf of his chief of staff has backfired insofar as there are multiple candidates running for the seat in November.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026

Definition of insofar as

Conjunction

Even Netflix, a specialist in premium video entertainment, has moved into the format, going so far as to tap former MS NOW mainstay Brian Williams in a conversational format.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 June 2026
Pacala went so far as to offer Mottershead co-authorship, at one point placing his name at the top of the paper.

— Maddie Stone, ProPublica, 25 June 2026

Definition of so far as

Conjunction

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

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