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
But overall, so far as Charles is concerned, Harris argues the removal of Andrew could ultimately be a positive.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Malinin already has a gold medal in the Olympics so far as Team USA won a mixed team event last week.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Many diehard longevity seekers are going so far as to plan their travel around the world’s blue zones—five regions across the globe that are known for high numbers of centenarians.
—Mary Honkus, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2026
Sunday will be a much different experience for the rookie than what he's handled so far as a backup, and the Seahawks defense won't be an easy test.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Malinin already has a gold medal in the Olympics so far as Team USA won a mixed team event last week.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Many diehard longevity seekers are going so far as to plan their travel around the world’s blue zones—five regions across the globe that are known for high numbers of centenarians.
—Mary Honkus, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2026
Sunday will be a much different experience for the rookie than what he's handled so far as a backup, and the Seahawks defense won't be an easy test.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for so far as
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Some might contend that this seeming implausibility is very much to the film’s point, insofar as many shooters’ identities have taken their communities by surprise.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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But the phrase can and should be applied to the current Iran war, at least insofar as the United States is concerned.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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