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Definition for as

conjunction as in while, when

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at the time that, during the time that, in the act of, in the process of, just as, on the point of

conjunction as in in the way that; to a degree

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equally, similarly, to the same degree

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acting as, by its nature, comparatively, essentially, functioning as, in the manner that, in the same manner with, just for, serving as

conjunction as in because

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being, cause, now

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as long as, considering, for, for the reason that, inasmuch as, seeing that, whereas

preposition as in in the role of

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in the character of, under the name of

adverb as in for example

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for example, for instance, such as

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As much as we loved being able to rely on the sound being great every night, there’s a great momentum to being on the road.

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As with many rare phobias, causal factors for people with bananaphobia can be hard to determine, but experts say it can often stem from childhood.

From BBC

“As we signed guys,” Cronin said this summer, “the guys that left us in the portal ... all called and said, ‘Can we meet again, coach?

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As Jared Taylor, the white supremacist and founder of the New Century Foundation, put it when we met this year, a new wave of “eco-supremacists” is emerging.

From Salon

As important as this election was, about half of all registered voters didn’t show up to the polls.

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