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
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.
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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
The feature-length film had slightly more narrative adornment — in so far as MacGruber faced off against a central villain, the bloodthirsty sophisticate Dieter Von Cunth, played by Val Kilmer.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
DeSantis’s comments come as Trump faces one of the most significant political tests of his second administration so far as voters head to the polls in Wisconsin and Florida.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
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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
The feature-length film had slightly more narrative adornment — in so far as MacGruber faced off against a central villain, the bloodthirsty sophisticate Dieter Von Cunth, played by Val Kilmer.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
DeSantis’s comments come as Trump faces one of the most significant political tests of his second administration so far as voters head to the polls in Wisconsin and Florida.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 1 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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