Thesaurus results for AS LONG AS

as long as

conjunction

Definition of as long as next

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 To be sure, the world has held pockets of reflection as long as humans have existed to see them. —

Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 The kidneys are resilient organs and damage from uranium is reversible as long as exposure is not prolonged. —

Idaho Statesman, 29 June 2026 Attendees will tolerate a lower quality video as long as the audio is clear. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The whole effort turns the country’s vast research enterprise into a political playground, one where support for a particular project or prioritization of a particular disease might only last as long as an election cycle. —

Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for as long as

Recent Examples of Synonyms for as long as

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
Given the caveat that these games are more for coaches to use as evaluation tools inasmuch as starters will see little if any time, results may vary.

— Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025