as well as

1. In as satisfactory or good a way as. For example, After the operation, she was supposed to walk around as well as she could without limping . [c. 1400]

2. To the same extent as, as much as. For example, He is an excellent teacher as well as being a fine musician . [c. 1440]

3. In addition to, as in The editors as well as the proofreaders are working overtime . [c. 1700]

Example Sentences

With Cidara, Merck will gain a drug-Fc conjugate called CD388, which is in Phase 3 clinical trials to determine whether it can prevent flu infections in healthy seniors as well as in teens and adults who are at high risk of complications.

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Startups funded by some of the most powerful billionaires in Silicon Valley are pushing the boundaries of reproductive genetics, hoping to prevent diseases as well as improve the chances for a high IQ and other preferred traits.

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The detective and his team deduce that the plotters likely include government and industry officials in Canada and the U.S., as well as organized-crime figures and even members of the Quebec police force.

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Mr. Fox has carefully rooted through economic history as well as roamed through the countryside in search of traditional artisans, such as bell founders and coopers, to interview.

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Focus in the U.K. will center on any further commentary on possible measures at the U.K. budget on Nov. 26, as well as U.K. inflation data for October on Wednesday.

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Related Words

• again 
• further 
• likewise 
• more 
• still 
• too