as in insofar as
to the degree that
the idea works so far as you've thought it out, but there may be angles you haven't considered
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Recent Examples of so far as
Air purifiers are a must-have, so far as I’m concerned.
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Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Serena’s job is to soothe their concerns, which apparently extend only so far as a woman’s right to literacy.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Zelensky has said Kyiv will not recognize the U.S. military aid given so far as a debt within the framework of the mineral resources agreement.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The two spoke about Meghan's journey so far as an entrepreneur and Silbey asked who is next to join her on set.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Serena’s job is to soothe their concerns, which apparently extend only so far as a woman’s right to literacy.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Zelensky has said Kyiv will not recognize the U.S. military aid given so far as a debt within the framework of the mineral resources agreement.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The two spoke about Meghan's journey so far as an entrepreneur and Silbey asked who is next to join her on set.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for so far as
insofar as
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This strike, as far east as Siberia and as far north as the Arctic, was only a surprise insofar as Ukrainian security forces cleverly organized it in a way that the Russians could not effectively counter.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
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The title, in Muslim eschatology, refers to a narrow bridge between Paradise and Hell, which is fitting, insofar as Laxe’s movie is both a nightmarish experience and an exhilarating one—a pitiless ordeal that is nonetheless underpinned by extraordinary love and tenderness.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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“So far as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/so%20far%20as. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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