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
It has been created by special act of congress, and has been secured, so far as the laws can give security to the person appointed to fill it, for five years.
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
Those gestures, though, may only carry him so far as Trump pushes for a deal that Netanyahu may not be able to accept.
—Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Muted criticism of tariffs so far as businesses wait and see
Many local businesses are hesitant to comment on Donald Trump’s trade disputes.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Type 1 diabetes is distinct from Type 2 in so far as patients with Type 1 diabetes have a complete inability to produce insulin requiring paraphernalia such as that used by Barbie and is often diagnosed in childhood.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
Those gestures, though, may only carry him so far as Trump pushes for a deal that Netanyahu may not be able to accept.
—Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Muted criticism of tariffs so far as businesses wait and see
Many local businesses are hesitant to comment on Donald Trump’s trade disputes.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Type 1 diabetes is distinct from Type 2 in so far as patients with Type 1 diabetes have a complete inability to produce insulin requiring paraphernalia such as that used by Barbie and is often diagnosed in childhood.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for so far as
insofar as
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Governments can only spend, provide, and in the case of ENA elites, shower them with endless perks insofar as someone, somewhere is producing.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Pricing has not been dynamic insofar as tickets to their games have, mostly, held their value.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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“So far as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/so%20far%20as. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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