just as
idiom
1
: to an equal degree as
Our house is just as nice as theirs.
This one is just as good as that one.
She performs just as well as he does.
2
: in the same way as
Just as we hope to be forgiven, so we should forgive others.
Just as I thought/suspected, the door is locked.
Examples of just as in a Sentence
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And just as Aryans were the parents of ancient Germans, the Germans were the parents of modern Europe—a link cemented in the German word for Indo-European, Indogermanisch.
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Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Pooling behind a low-head dam does not support fish populations very well, but within a year of dam removal, data shows these sites support fish just as well as sites that never had dams, Sweeten said.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024
Razer claimed the mask could filter out particles, including Covid-carrying particles, just as well as any standard N95 mask.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 4 May 2024
Such statements led to denunciations from more moderate Civil Rights forces just as comparisons of Israelis to genocidal regimes are making more moderate liberals queasy today.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 4 May 2024
With fine-dining touches but a more laidback atmosphere, RO Restaurant & Lounge hits both notes just as well.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
Other moments were just as compelling, but overall, Law subverted any notions associated with tennis and spearheaded a memorable assortment of looks.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 3 May 2024
Fortunately, the actors seem to have flourished amid adversity, just as Deborah and Ava often do.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 May 2024
But a 2020 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that patients who got about 90 days of help from the Coalition were just as likely to end up back in the hospital as those who did not.
—Leslie Walker, NPR, 3 May 2024
Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Pooling behind a low-head dam does not support fish populations very well, but within a year of dam removal, data shows these sites support fish just as well as sites that never had dams, Sweeten said.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024
Razer claimed the mask could filter out particles, including Covid-carrying particles, just as well as any standard N95 mask.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 4 May 2024
Such statements led to denunciations from more moderate Civil Rights forces just as comparisons of Israelis to genocidal regimes are making more moderate liberals queasy today.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 4 May 2024
With fine-dining touches but a more laidback atmosphere, RO Restaurant & Lounge hits both notes just as well.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
Other moments were just as compelling, but overall, Law subverted any notions associated with tennis and spearheaded a memorable assortment of looks.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 3 May 2024
Fortunately, the actors seem to have flourished amid adversity, just as Deborah and Ava often do.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 May 2024
But a 2020 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that patients who got about 90 days of help from the Coalition were just as likely to end up back in the hospital as those who did not.
—Leslie Walker, NPR, 3 May 2024
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“Just as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20as. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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