as long as

Definition of as long asnext
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 If a process works perfectly only as long as one particular manager is available, what happens when that person takes time off, changes roles or becomes overloaded? — Michael Goshka, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 But that may not matter to Netflix as long as people are watching. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026 For as long as modern terrorism has existed, women have been known to fight and carry out attacks. — Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 The idea was to keep shoppers curious — and keep them in the store — for as long as possible. — Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as long as
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inasmuch as
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  • 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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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20long%20as. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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