as of

preposition

: on, at, from
used to indicate a time or date at which something begins or ends
takes effect as of July 1
As of now, it's difficult to tell in a cancer's early stage which patients have which kind of tumor.Melinda Beck
As of last year [2010], women held 51.4 percent of all managerial and professional positions, up from 26 percent in 1980 …Kate Bolick

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Silver has Trump with 48.3 percent and Harris with 47.7 percent in Nevada as of Friday. David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024 In Oklahoma City alone, 5,000 residents were without power as of Sunday afternoon, according to the city. Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024 About 1,000 Oakland students had registered as of Oct. 22. Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024 In Wisconsin, over 1.2 million absentee and vote by mail ballots had already been received as of Oct. 31, according to the state Elections Commission. Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for as of 

Word History

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of as of was in 1781

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“As of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20of. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

as of

preposition
: on entry 1 sense 3, at
we begin work as of Tuesday
as of the moment, things are fine
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