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such as meaning

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  • Preposition
    1. IDI For example.
      1. Waterbirds, such as the duck or the gull, are common in the area. ‎
    2. IDI Like, of the kind mentioned.
      1. I was never in a country such as that. ‎
    3. IDI (formal) Those who.
      1. Such as have already done their work may leave. ‎
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • Large-scale projects such as motion-picture production use huge sets with seamless painted walls, cycs, and floors—not to mention a vast array of lights.
      • Other cytokines, such as neopterin, that are elevated in the CSF of LNB patients, but not in patients with other neuroinfectious conditions, are also elevated in the CSF of neurosyphilis patients.
      • It is generally known that several indicators are associated with CKD in the clinical laboratory such as microalbumin, urine protein, and serum creatinine.
    2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
      • Such as when α-1,3-glucan is injected alone into the mice, it stimulates the host immune response and consequently has an antifumigatus development role.

Meaning of such as for the defined word.

Grammatically, this idiom "such as" is a preposition.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Prepositions
    Definiteness: Level 4
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    Other Vocabulary

    Look-Alike Words
    1. fr ruchas
    2. fr séchas
    3. en nuchas
    4. fr sucras
    5. en schwas
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