as in so far as
to the degree that
insofar as I know, there are no other complications for obtaining the building permit
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Recent Examples of insofar as
Harrison, the key player for the Red Sox insofar as immediate return, has been a mediocre (4.48 ERA in 35 starts) mid-rotation starter for the Giants.
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Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
But insofar as the writing process, John is just so good at that.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
Its characters’ parlance, predicaments, and habits are distinctly Gen Z insofar as they’re clearly filtered through the sensibilities of the mostly older writers who shaped them.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 4 June 2025
As nourishing as fruit, as precious as money, a poem acquires meaning only insofar as it is shared.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
But insofar as the writing process, John is just so good at that.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
Its characters’ parlance, predicaments, and habits are distinctly Gen Z insofar as they’re clearly filtered through the sensibilities of the mostly older writers who shaped them.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 4 June 2025
As nourishing as fruit, as precious as money, a poem acquires meaning only insofar as it is shared.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insofar as
Conjunction
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Type 1 diabetes is distinct from Type 2 in so far as patients with Type 1 diabetes have a complete inability to produce insulin requiring paraphernalia such as that used by Barbie and is often diagnosed in childhood.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The business has since been key to the racketeering charges against Lopez and five others identified so far as being part of the scheme: Carol Cote, Sharon Fedrick, Sheldon Wetherholt, Ying Zhang and Lopez’s estranged wife Robin Severance-Lopez.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
Conjunction
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Also, inasmuch as awards season itself is a competition that requires studios and distributors to put all their eggs in one basket, A24 is focusing on the (also excellent) Sing Sing this year, spotlighting a bravura lead performance from Colman Domingo.—
Samantha Allen,
Them,
14 Jan. 2025
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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
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