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as long as

ADJECTIVE
considering
Synonyms
STRONG
seeing
WEAK
all in all all things considered as because everything being equal for forasmuch as in consideration of in light of in view of inasmuch as insomuch as now pending since taking into account
CONJUNCTION
as
Synonyms
STRONGEST
because since
STRONG
being cause now
WEAK
considering for for the reason that inasmuch as seeing that whereas
CONJUNCTION
because
Synonyms
WEAK
as as a result of as things go being by cause of by reason of by virtue of considering due to for for the reason that for the sake of in as much as in behalf of in that in the interest of in view of now that on the grounds that over owing to seeing since thanks to through whereas
CONJUNCTION
for
Synonyms
WEAK
as because being considering inasmuch as now since whereas
CONJUNCTION
so
Synonyms
STRONGEST
therefore
WEAK
if only provided that with the purpose that with the result that

Example Sentences

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Companies would be able to extend workdays to 12 hours from eight, as long as the weekly cap stays at 48.

From The Wall Street Journal

Our only debt is $250,000 remaining on the mortgage for a home we hope to stay in for as long as we are physically able.

From MarketWatch

As long as investors remain desperate for a crystal ball to show how AI will affect the world as we know it—the volatility will persist.

From Barron's

"As long as they keep making games, I can't see why I wouldn't at least play them," he says.

From BBC

“It should not have been able to run for as long as it did,” said current Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.