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idiom (1)

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—used to say that two things are equal in amount or degree

He likes hockey as much as he likes basketball.

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—used to say that an amount is as large as another amount

She earns as much as he does.

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: almost but not quite

He as much as admitted his guilt.

as much as

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idiom (2)

: even though : despite the fact that

As much as I respect him, I still have to disagree with him on this point.

Examples of as much as in a Sentence

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Murphy of Bank of America said car prices could go up as much as $10,000 if automakers pass on the full cost of tariffs to consumers, but a lower – yet still meaningful – $4,500 price increase is more likely. —Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025

Take steps to learn more about your care and include family members and friends as much as possible. —Alysse Dalessandro, Health, 29 Mar. 2025

But then the remainder of the season series against the Pistons, as much as against any other opponent, crystalized how everything that could go wrong would go wrong, while also showing the Pistons stepping up to playoff level. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025

Home values grew noticeably over the last five years, yet not nearly as much as some other expensive ZIP codes in the state. —Andrew Depietro, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for as much as

• has
• jazz
• topaz
• whereas