as in because
for the reason that
since you are already here, we might as well get the meeting started
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Charles Rich, Glendale News-Press, 26 Aug. 2019
Social media is a crucial part of digital marketing, and there's a lot to cover, since the course includes tools and skills specific to individual social media platforms.
—Noelle Ike, CNN Underscored, 26 Aug. 2019
Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
The job was posted to Amazon’s website but has since been removed.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
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Preposition
The Golden Knights figure to have plenty of experience on defense, which has been a staple since Bonds arrived at St. Francis.
—Charles Rich, Glendale News-Press, 26 Aug. 2019
Social media is a crucial part of digital marketing, and there's a lot to cover, since the course includes tools and skills specific to individual social media platforms.
—Noelle Ike, CNN Underscored, 26 Aug. 2019
Adverb
The word has since been widely embraced and discussed by critics as a way of talking about the multiple temporalities and complex hauntologies of the Northeast, and by extension modern China.
—Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
The job was posted to Amazon’s website but has since been removed.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Since.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/since. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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