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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Easy access to the Brown L line also means effortless travel north to Wrigley Field and south to the Loop, making this home as connected as it is filled with character.
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Gabriela Ulloa, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2025
Adults deserve Halloween treats too, and Ina Garten's festive cocktail is as stylish as it is spirited.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Water in foods turns to steam as it is heated.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Fiercely and humanely protect whatever gives you the most joy and grounding as it is needed to provide the core energy and wellspring from which everything else flows.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
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Gabriela Ulloa, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2025
Adults deserve Halloween treats too, and Ina Garten's festive cocktail is as stylish as it is spirited.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Water in foods turns to steam as it is heated.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Fiercely and humanely protect whatever gives you the most joy and grounding as it is needed to provide the core energy and wellspring from which everything else flows.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
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“As it is.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20it%20is. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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