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as

[az, uhz] / æz, əz /




PREPOSITION
in the role of
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ADVERB
for example
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Usage

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.

Example Sentences

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A look at the top 20 high school softball teams in the Southland as ranked by CalHiSports.com for The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The heat in this dish should register as warmth and pepper — a steady hum — not a dare.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The mission's first six days have shown that the Orion capsule works as designed with people on board for the first time - something no simulator could prove.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Iranian officials on Monday rejected a ceasefire proposal, calling American demands “both highly excessive and unusual, as well as illogical.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

For Kindcreek Road passes through a neighborhood that’s been known as an “Apache rancheria” for over 150 years.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith