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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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It was the best year for gold and silver since 1979.
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The Wall Street Journal
Copper climbed 41%, notching its best year since 2009.
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The Wall Street Journal
Economic grievances are in the forefront amid 42% inflation, a currency that has lost 40% of its value against the dollar since the June war, and even a lack of water and reliable energy.
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The Wall Street Journal
Cignetti has since molded the Hoosiers into the No. 1 team.
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Los Angeles Times
Cignetti has since molded the Hoosiers into the No. 1 team.
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Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
