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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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conjunction as in because
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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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adverb as in for example
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Example Sentences
Over the years, Crawford has been largely silent, speaking out only for an as-told-to obituary to Houston published in Esquire.
More low hanging fruit: the $37 Russ-as-Che-Guevara t-shirts available on his website.
AS-SALAAMU ALAIKUM,” this one read, translating to, “Peace be unto you.
Simmons has perfected what you might call the exposé-as-apologia.
Really Big Coloring Books provided the Beast with images of a couple of the as-yet unreleased supplements.
They got all kinds of tony things–tomatoes and cucumbers and as-paragrass, and them little toadstool things.
The "Pay-as-You-Go" system has reflected favorably on the state's financial reputation.
He was crotchetty and impracticable, a man of rash judgment and hasty action-as brave and as tenacious as a bulldog.
Ang mag-una mauy mupikat sa mga tag-as sagbut, The one in front has to push the tall grass to the sides.
He dodged wearily and repeated his incredible remark: "Ya-as, there is—wimmen—two female ladies onto them there mules."
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When To Use
What are other ways to say as?
The conjunctions as and since suggest a reason for an occurrence or action, but they are so casual as to imply merely circumstances attendant on the main statement: As (or since) I was tired, I was sleeping. Because introduces a direct reason: I was sleeping because I was tired. The reason, proof, or justification introduced by for is like an afterthought or a parenthetical statement: I was famished, for I had not eaten all day. The more formal inasmuch as implies concession; the main statement is true in view of the circumstances introduced by this conjunction: Inasmuch as I was tired, it seemed best to sleep.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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