What are other ways to say because? The conjunction because introduces a direct reason for an occurrence or action: I was sleeping because I was tired.As and since are so casual as to imply merely circumstances attendant on the main statement: As (or since) I was tired, I was sleeping. 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 inasmuchas 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.
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That’s because no other play has the same dual impact—defusing an opponent’s drive while igniting one of their own.
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