Definitions

for the sake of

CONJUNCTION

because

Synonyms

WEAK

as as a result of as long as as things go being by cause of by reason of by virtue of considering due to for for the reason that 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

PREPOSITION

for

Synonyms

WEAK

after as beneficial to concerning conducive to during in contemplation of in exchange for in favor of in furtherance of in order to in order to get in place of in pursuance of in the direction of in the interest of in the name of notwithstanding on the part of on the side of pro supposing to to counterbalance to go to to the amount of to the extent of toward under the authority of with a view to with regard to with respect

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“I think people are just throwing money at AI for the sake of it and this can create more complexity than the problems it solves,” Romero said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"Nobody should be using AI tools just for the sake of using them," chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth wrote in a memo to staff, reported by the Wall Street Journal.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Let’s assume, for the sake of this column, that your friend’s sister is indeed a bad actor.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

“The de-extinction breathlessness,” says biologist Paul Knoepfler of UC Davis, “potentially endangers real animals for the sake of hypothetical future de-extincted ones.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“I do not know why they need this bit of land,” I said, in the manner of people who must say something for the sake of the sanity which speech can bring.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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