as it is
idiom
1
: in the present condition : the way it is
Leave everything exactly/just as it is.
2
: with the situation that exists now
We have enough to do as it is without your latest orders!
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The device also features stat tracking, multiple game modes, and the ability to toggle between a traditional bird’s-eye view or a 45-degree angle for a more immersive, video game-style perspective of each hole as it is played.
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Mike Dojc, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The Everton Stadium, as it is known, sits in a largely underdeveloped part of Liverpool’s north docks.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
After the jury decision against it in 2021, the company paused Tacoma’s Voluntary Work Program, as it is known, rather than pay detainees there minimum wage.
—Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2025
Which is not surprising, as it is made with premium European white down (85% down clusters, 15% down and feather fibers) and has a 100% sateen cotton shell.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
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Mike Dojc, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The Everton Stadium, as it is known, sits in a largely underdeveloped part of Liverpool’s north docks.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
After the jury decision against it in 2021, the company paused Tacoma’s Voluntary Work Program, as it is known, rather than pay detainees there minimum wage.
—Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2025
Which is not surprising, as it is made with premium European white down (85% down clusters, 15% down and feather fibers) and has a 100% sateen cotton shell.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
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