Thesaurus results for AS LONG AS

as long as

conjunction

Definition of as long as

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 The concept of flying cars has been around almost as long as motor vehicles themselves, with American aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss debuting the first flying car prototype in 1917. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 However, for shoes that are mostly synthetic, costs will stay elevated as long as oil prices are high, Priest said. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Screening should continue as long as a woman is in good health and is expected to live at least another 10 years. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Screening should continue as long as a woman is in good health and expected to live at least another 10 years. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as long as

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inasmuch as

Conjunction

If anecdotal evidence is anything to go by, the tens of millions of viewers tuning into Fox every day for the soccer spectacle can be lumped into a single body, inasmuch as everybody—as in, like, everybody—seems to dislike Lalas … or at least the version of himself that he’s ginned up for TV.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 June 2026
Advertisement What connects Orbán’s targets is not ideology inasmuch as his contempt for their independence.

— David Pressman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025

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