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
The whole thing seemed likely to remain a mystery so far as the public was concerned.
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Horace R. Hinkley, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025
But those limits surely do not expand so far as to include private taxation by congressional double delegation.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Despite the presence of funny guys Jack Black, Steve Zahn, and Paul Rudd, as well as the comical videos released so far as promos for Anaconda, Black says the upcoming film does come with scares.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Seven hostages have been released so far as part of the deal.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 25 Jan. 2025
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Horace R. Hinkley, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025
But those limits surely do not expand so far as to include private taxation by congressional double delegation.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Despite the presence of funny guys Jack Black, Steve Zahn, and Paul Rudd, as well as the comical videos released so far as promos for Anaconda, Black says the upcoming film does come with scares.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Seven hostages have been released so far as part of the deal.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 25 Jan. 2025
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“So far as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/so%20far%20as. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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