as in insofar as
to the degree that
the idea works so far as you've thought it out, but there may be angles you haven't considered
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Recent Examples of so far as
While making the Skookum roomier than the average off-road 'drop camper, Tactical doesn't go quite so far as to equip it with an interior galley or bathroom.
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New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
Ding, a Princeton University graduate, currently has a 30 (and counting) game streak and has amassed over $800,000 in winnings so far as of April 24.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Epstein went so far as to help Antonova, a Russian citizen, secure a visa, put her up in his New York apartments, fund her coding classes, and send her wire transfers.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
In a previous ARTnews report, one expert went so far as to say that the rise in monetary value for their work is a sign that the overall market is strong.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
Ding, a Princeton University graduate, currently has a 30 (and counting) game streak and has amassed over $800,000 in winnings so far as of April 24.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Epstein went so far as to help Antonova, a Russian citizen, secure a visa, put her up in his New York apartments, fund her coding classes, and send her wire transfers.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
In a previous ARTnews report, one expert went so far as to say that the rise in monetary value for their work is a sign that the overall market is strong.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for so far as
insofar as
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Some might contend that this seeming implausibility is very much to the film’s point, insofar as many shooters’ identities have taken their communities by surprise.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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But the phrase can and should be applied to the current Iran war, at least insofar as the United States is concerned.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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“So far as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/so%20far%20as. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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