as of

preposition

: on, at, from
used to indicate a time or date at which something begins or ends
takes effect as of July 1
As of now, it's difficult to tell in a cancer's early stage which patients have which kind of tumor.Melinda Beck
As of last year [2010], women held 51.4 percent of all managerial and professional positions, up from 26 percent in 1980 …Kate Bolick

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According to the website Downdetector, which records user reports and problem indicators from around the web, there were 324 Apple Pay outage reports as of 1 p.m. By 4:21 p.m., there were 92 outage reports. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 Some of the beach community’s dining landmarks will live on: Also as of Tuesday afternoon, Nobu Malibu and Little Beach House are still standing, as is Mastro’s Ocean Club. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025 The second blaze, called the Eaton Fire, began on Tuesday evening in Eaton Canyon near the San Gabriel Mountains and grew rapidly overnight to cover 2,227 acres as of Wednesday morning, with 0% contained. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 The fire has burned 500 acres as of Wednesday morning. Bill Chappell, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for as of 

Word History

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of as of was in 1781

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“As of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20of. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

as of

preposition
: on entry 1 sense 3, at
we begin work as of Tuesday
as of the moment, things are fine
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