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as regards
preposition
variants
or less commonly as respects
: in regard to : with respect to
as regards our previous discussion
Synonyms
Examples of as regards in a Sentence
as regards her suggestions, I think they require further consideration
Recent Examples on the Web
Safety in numbers, perhaps, at least as regards the likelihood Microsoft will be bounced into doing something as October 2025 gets much closer.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Other cities in the frame, such as Florence, Naples, Cagliari and Bologna, are all in various states of limbo as regards to their own projects.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Seeking the prestige of the Grand Slam has given rise to a tremendous amount of lying, poaching, and cheating, particularly as regards the desert bighorn.
—Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
But there is something of value in the Miller test for obscenity as regards a new law banning hate speech.
—Norm Pattis, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2024
For all of the science-fiction filigree, the thrust of the series is emotional — especially, though not entirely, as regards Jo and Alice, who don’t quite recognize each other, and the family drama that Magnus completes.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
Alter offers insightful judgments far more often than Bird, who lets the story tell itself and treats far more extensively Carter’s life before his election in 1976, which profoundly shaped his presidency, especially as regards race relations and civil rights.
—Jonathan Alter, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
At least as regards the absurdist side of Monk’s life, the side that is wrestling with perceptions of race and identity and all of that.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
While there are plenty of crimes to solve, the series spends a good deal of time on Humphrey and Martha’s personal life -- especially as regards her opening a cafe, and the appearance of Martha’s former fiancé, Archie (Jamie Bamber).
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1707, in the meaning defined above
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“As regards.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20regards. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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