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 Sandy soil is also suitable as long as it is amended with compost to improve drainage and add a nutrient boost. —

Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026 The numbers and the probabilities say that for most people the best strategy is to delay claiming Social Security benefits for as long as possible. —

Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Van Alen, competing against a former business partner, went so far as to construct the spire inside the building in order to keep the secret as long as possible. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026 Athlete-fan interactions have gone sideways for as long as fans have paid money to go to games. —

Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for as long as

Recent Examples of Synonyms for as long as

inasmuch as

Conjunction

Literary Hub turned ten this year, which is basically forty in website years (but not 44, thankfully), and inasmuch as it’s been an ugly and convulsive decade in the broader world, it’s been pretty bad for online media, too.

— Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Advertisement What connects Orbán’s targets is not ideology inasmuch as his contempt for their independence.

— David Pressman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025