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for
conjunction as in in consequence of the fact that
preposition as in in consideration of
Weak matches
- after
- as
- beneficial to
- concerning
- conducive to
- during
- for the sake of
- in contemplation of
- in exchange for
- in favor of
- in furtherance of
- in order to
- in order to get
- in place of
- in pursuance of
- in the direction of
- in the interest of
- in the name of
- notwithstanding
- on the part of
- on the side of
- pro
- supposing
- to
- to counterbalance
- to go to
- to the amount of
- to the extent of
- toward
- under the authority of
- with a view to
- with regard to
- with respect
Example Sentences
Back in the days when the dot-com frenzy was nearing its peak and I was covering high-tech full-time for this newspaper, scarcely a week passed without someone showing up in our newsroom offering a demonstration of a new consumer gizmo.
The intervening years can be thought of as the TiVo era, named for the surviving device of a two-company technology battle with ReplayTV.
“TiVoing,” meaning to record a show for later viewing, even became one of those generic gerunds, like “Xeroxing” or “Googling.”
TiVos cost $399—but came with a $199 fee for a “lifetime” subscription, without which the thing wouldn’t work.
The industry dropped its lawsuit after SONICblue filed for bankruptcy and brought out a ReplayTV box without the skip-ahead button or other troublesome features.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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