as was
idiom
British, informal
: formerly : originally
—used after a former name
Myanmar—Burma as was.
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The truck Din Jabbar drove was rented from the peer-to-peer car rental company Turo, as was the Cybertruck that burst into flames in Las Vegas.
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
The Greek Orthodox church was deserted, too, as was its cobblestone courtyard, where my father and his sister had raced each other on their blue bicycles.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Beyond key cast of Tahar Rahim and Golshifteh Farahani, little has been officially revealed about the plot, as was the case with Titane.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
Then, at half-time, Jason Tindall, Newcastle’s assistant head coach and irritant-in-chief, was also shown a red card, as was Victor Manas, Villa’s first-team analyst, after a fracas in the tunnel.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
The Greek Orthodox church was deserted, too, as was its cobblestone courtyard, where my father and his sister had raced each other on their blue bicycles.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Beyond key cast of Tahar Rahim and Golshifteh Farahani, little has been officially revealed about the plot, as was the case with Titane.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
Then, at half-time, Jason Tindall, Newcastle’s assistant head coach and irritant-in-chief, was also shown a red card, as was Victor Manas, Villa’s first-team analyst, after a fracas in the tunnel.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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