as it is
idiom
1
: in the present condition : the way it is
Leave everything exactly/just as it is.
2
: with the situation that exists now
We have enough to do as it is without your latest orders!
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In more recent history, a mysterious explosion in rural Russia on June 30, 1908 turned out to be the result of an air burst from an asteroid; the Tunguska event, as it is now called, razed over 80 million trees and resulted in the deaths of 3 people, according to eyewitness accounts.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Although the park is managed by Miami-Dade County, as it is located in an unincorporated area, the section where the trail is located is maintained by 15 volunteers, who clear the brush, design routes and create projects and fundraising campaigns to keep the facilities active.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Departments devoted to diversity, equity, and inclusion—DEI, as it is known for short—have long existed at US museums, even before the widespread push to expand them in the past five years.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Macondo 0-1, as it is called, the rudimentary village of Macondo, was built at Garanchal Ranch, Venadillo, a 20-minute drive north go Alvardo, on the edge of the Magdalena River, Colombia’s longest, in Tolima.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Although the park is managed by Miami-Dade County, as it is located in an unincorporated area, the section where the trail is located is maintained by 15 volunteers, who clear the brush, design routes and create projects and fundraising campaigns to keep the facilities active.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Departments devoted to diversity, equity, and inclusion—DEI, as it is known for short—have long existed at US museums, even before the widespread push to expand them in the past five years.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Macondo 0-1, as it is called, the rudimentary village of Macondo, was built at Garanchal Ranch, Venadillo, a 20-minute drive north go Alvardo, on the edge of the Magdalena River, Colombia’s longest, in Tolima.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
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“As it is.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20it%20is. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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