insomuch that

conjunction

Definition of insomuch thatnext
as in insofar as
to the degree that insomuch that it is humanely possible, I try not to lie about anything

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insomuch that
  1. insofar as
  2. so far as
  3. insomuch as
  4. inasmuch as
Conjunction
  • Characters like Felix and Oswald have kind of an unfortunate connection to theater insofar as they’re associated with blackface minstrelsy—the notoriously racist form of stage performance where actors would blacken their faces, wear white gloves, and perform clownish antics.
    Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Horowitz follows this model insofar as his temperament allows.
    Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of insofar as
Conjunction
  • The process to fix this has been absolutely goofy so far as a new buff marks the fourth stage of trying to correct this problem.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Only $94,000 has been recovered so far as part of the investigation.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of so far as
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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Conjunction
  • Jeb Bush being Hispanic Nine years ago, the American political landscape was very different, inasmuch as there were Republican presidential candidates who were normal and boring in the way that an exhausted, uptight high school principal who hates dancing might be.
    JP Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 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
Definition of inasmuch as
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