as of

preposition

: on, at, from
used to indicate a time or date at which something begins or ends
takes effect as of July 1
As of now, it's difficult to tell in a cancer's early stage which patients have which kind of tumor.Melinda Beck
As of last year [2010], women held 51.4 percent of all managerial and professional positions, up from 26 percent in 1980 …Kate Bolick

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According to a compilation of daily totals of arrests, as of Jan. 31, ICE has so far arrested 7,412 people who the agency says are in the country illegally. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025 For writers, these were the rules of grammar and syntax; for architects, these were the rules of the classical orders, published in handbook form as of 1537. Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025 Mars will also station direct in your sign as of Feb. 23, which is equivalent to getting your mojo back — hang in there! Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025 How much money do insurance companies have in fossil fuels? More than half a trillion dollars as of 2019, according to a 2023 study led by the nonprofit Ceres. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for as of 

Word History

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of as of was in 1781

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“As of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20of. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

as of

preposition
: on entry 1 sense 3, at
we begin work as of Tuesday
as of the moment, things are fine
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