Definition of inasmuch asnext
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as in insofar as
to the degree that the economic forecast for the coming decade looks promising, inasmuch as we can predict that far in advance

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as in because
for the reason that you should not use that source, inasmuch as it is badly out-of-date

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Recent Examples of inasmuch as Advertisement What connects Orbán’s targets is not ideology inasmuch as his contempt for their independence. — David Pressman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025 Some of that obviously had to do with the loss of quarterback Dak Prescott to a season-ending right hamstring injury in Week 8 of 2024, inasmuch as the lack of offense left the defense on the field too long. — Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025 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 The series, which is horror only inasmuch as international politics are a horror show, fittingly premieres on Netflix on Halloween. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for inasmuch as
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Conjunction
  • That’s true insofar as many other events Bank of America Stadium has compelled as of late — including the MLS All-Star Game, which will take place at the uptown venue next week.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • To be sure, China’s dominance of health product supply chains may indeed pose national security risks, insofar as excessive reliance on any single country can jeopardize resilience.
    — Pooja Yerramilli, STAT, 24 July 2026
Conjunction
  • Even Netflix, a specialist in premium video entertainment, has moved into the format, going so far as to tap former MS NOW mainstay Brian Williams in a conversational format.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 June 2026
  • Pacala went so far as to offer Mottershead co-authorship, at one point placing his name at the top of the paper.
    — Maddie Stone, ProPublica, 25 June 2026
Conjunction
  • Are you allowed to tease your experience shooting in the Arctic for Part Two? Only insomuch as nothing has ever been filmed in the Arctic for a movie of this scale.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2023
  • But the Department of Defense has relaxed its requirement in recent years, insomuch as football players can defer their military service until their NFL careers are complete.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023

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“Inasmuch as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inasmuch%20as. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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