as it is
idiom
1
: in the present condition : the way it is
Leave everything exactly/just as it is.
2
: with the situation that exists now
We have enough to do as it is without your latest orders!
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The handlers approach the sphere a few seconds later as it is lowered.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 July 2025
As those voices cut across and interrupt one another, an explosion of the self, as it is conventionally understood, occurs.
—Katie Kitamura, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
If added to the landscape, place it away from buildings as it is known to have weak wood.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
This stage won't include the traditional climbing, as it is classified as flat, with just under 1,200 meters of elevation gain and three category four climbs sprinkled along the way: Côte de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette (1 km at 7.6%), Mont Cassel (1.9 km at 3.6%), and Mont Noir (1.3 km at 6.4%).
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 July 2025
As those voices cut across and interrupt one another, an explosion of the self, as it is conventionally understood, occurs.
—Katie Kitamura, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
If added to the landscape, place it away from buildings as it is known to have weak wood.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
This stage won't include the traditional climbing, as it is classified as flat, with just under 1,200 meters of elevation gain and three category four climbs sprinkled along the way: Côte de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette (1 km at 7.6%), Mont Cassel (1.9 km at 3.6%), and Mont Noir (1.3 km at 6.4%).
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
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