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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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You are also a new customer, and the bank is under no obligation to take a risk on your creditworthiness without having its own experience of you as a customer.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the only franchise that spends in the same stratosphere as the Mets these days, but they have back-to-back titles to show for it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

It should be both mathematically and emotionally better to invest during one, such as now.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Academics say they cannot work out why “momentum” as a so-called “factor” keeps working.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

He has it with him now as Joey, alarmed, says, “Give it to me, quickly!”

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

As the MPA strategy is moved to the implementation phase, Thompson said officials need to "properly and critically asses the pressures affecting or contributing to the declines of seabird populations".

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

What he actually wrote was “dogs bark it, asses and mules bray it, and bilious bipeds whistle it.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2024

“We didn’t come cross-country to get our asses kicked. We came here to play our best baseball game, and our guys will be ready to go.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 23, 2023

He acknowledged that it’s been difficult to asses his own situation and future while trying to keep his young team in playoff contention.

From Washington Times Aug. 22, 2023

“Can you please not compliment the person trying to drag our asses back to camp?”

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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