as such

phrase

: intrinsically considered : in itself
as such the gift was worth little

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None of this is a referendum on the work, and it should not be read as such. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026 It should be reframed as a key dimension of retention strategy—and treated as such. — Ravin Jesuthasan, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 The story, which here begins in the 1960s and moves to the present, becomes an inter-racial love story rooted in the fraught second half of the 20th century, and lives and breathes as such. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth shortly after liftoff for recovery and reuse, as such boosters commonly do. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as such

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of as such was in 1678

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