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since

[sins] / sɪns /






PREPOSITION
between the present and a previous time
Synonyms


Usage

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.

Example Sentences

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Nuno refused to say whether he would remain at London Stadium in the aftermath of failing to prevent the club dropping out of the Premier League for the first time since 2011.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Brent crude futures haven’t settled below $100 since late April, though they are still more than $20 a barrel more expensive than before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Shares have soared roughly 11,000% since the IPO, which took place on May 25, 2006.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

His brother Manoj Singh, a stone cutter, had been hoping to follow him to sea -- a plan he has since abandoned.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

She could just stay in the house—her parents are gone on a weekend getaway to Kansas City and they’d never know—but the rules have been drilled into her since childhood.

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




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