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since
adverb as in in the time past; because
conjunction as in in the time past; because
preposition as in because
preposition as in between the present and a previous time
Strongest match
Example Sentences
In August, Trump filed a lawsuit to have his name removed from the casino and from the nearby, since-closed Trump Plaza.
One, of course, is the long-since established State of Israel.
But U.S. governments of both parties long-since opposed settlements, and the speech was far from combative.
Obviously the 16 words [the since-discredited claim that Saddam tried to buy uranium] were bogus.
Aunt Gretchen has long-since lost the smooth silhouette for which the Nicholas women are noted.
She drew Esmay after her down the draughty passage that led to the offices of the long-since-deserted dwelling-house.
The long-since dismantled Abbey of Lanercost had its origin in a tragedy.
How can we reasonably expect that the road back to our long-since forsaken God is to be smooth, pleasant, velvet-covered.
Since-355- thou must become as mortals are, and the slave of man, I will guard thee from all but the brave.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say since?
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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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