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I don’t know the role of "as". Is it like "when"?

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Rebecca

"As" is used to compare one person or thing to another. She is comparing her age to her daughter's age when she started filming "Full House." "When" is usually indicating a certain point in time. Ex: I am the same age as Cindy. Ex: I loved going to the beach as a child.

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