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
Yeah, insofar as now he's got all this money and is back in New York City.
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H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Finch is right, insofar as the uptick in physicality is risky, even dangerous, for the players.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
Lawless Forget the Filler Lip Mask $22 Sephora Plenty of products promise the world insofar as lips go, but this one—founded by Annie Lawless—truly delivers.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2025
This differs from the previous Rwanda scheme insofar as the latter involved people (in theory) having their applications for asylum processed abroad, while the former will be used (in theory) only for people who have already been rejected.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Finch is right, insofar as the uptick in physicality is risky, even dangerous, for the players.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
Lawless Forget the Filler Lip Mask $22 Sephora Plenty of products promise the world insofar as lips go, but this one—founded by Annie Lawless—truly delivers.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2025
This differs from the previous Rwanda scheme insofar as the latter involved people (in theory) having their applications for asylum processed abroad, while the former will be used (in theory) only for people who have already been rejected.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Conjunction
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Big changes needed The Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts are also affecting government stimulus in so far as key funding in technology, medicine and education are being slashed, threatening the very areas that make the U.S. economy competitive and very much growth-oriented.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
9 June 2025
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As good as Malik Monk has been for the Kings, his on-ball creation advancements simply haven't made it so far as to justify him as the long-term solution at point guard.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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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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“Insofar as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insofar%20as. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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