insomuch that

conjunction

Definition of insomuch thatnext
as in insofar as
to the degree that insomuch that it is humanely possible, I try not to lie about anything

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insomuch that
  1. insofar as
  2. so far as
  3. insomuch as
  4. inasmuch as
Conjunction
  • Meanwhile, on the left, the ADL is often accused of caring about antisemitism mostly insofar as it can be used as a weapon for its pro-Israel advocacy.
    Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
  • This is the story of a budding cinephile who stumbled upon an unusual film and resolved, insofar as any 13-year-old can set firm intentions, to spend the rest of his life watching, and writing about, movies.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of insofar as
Conjunction
  • The telephoto lens feels the weakest of the three, but not so far as to let the overall package down.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Capitalize on high interest rates: Best current CD rates Roberson is going so far as to challenge the credit union, which has nearly $1.5 billion in assets, in district court.
    Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of so far as
Conjunction
  • Are you allowed to tease your experience shooting in the Arctic for Part Two? Only insomuch as nothing has ever been filmed in the Arctic for a movie of this scale.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2023
  • But the Department of Defense has relaxed its requirement in recent years, insomuch as football players can defer their military service until their NFL careers are complete.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
Definition of insomuch as
Conjunction
  • Eighty is the new 68, inasmuch as the mortality rate of 80-year-old American women in 2019 was the same as that of 68-year-old women in 1933.
    Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Jeb Bush being Hispanic Nine years ago, the American political landscape was very different, inasmuch as there were Republican presidential candidates who were normal and boring in the way that an exhausted, uptight high school principal who hates dancing might be.
    JP Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of inasmuch as
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