as anything
idiom
informal
: as any person or thing
—used in the sense of "very" or "extremely" to make a statement more forceful
He was (as) calm as anything.
It was as obvious as anything that she didn't want to go.
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There’s no way to view Orioles pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano’s first 10 1/3 innings this spring as anything other than a success.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
Self-respect as well—personal care is just as important as anything.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
But also by the fact that his action is diagrammatic and as crisp and as clean as anything that anyone can direct now or ever.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
But within the context of what has been a remarkable season, while that run does not qualify as anything like a crisis, a further defeat at St James’ Park might ensure Forest’s results over the previous month could reasonably be described as a blip; a bump in the road.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
Self-respect as well—personal care is just as important as anything.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
But also by the fact that his action is diagrammatic and as crisp and as clean as anything that anyone can direct now or ever.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
But within the context of what has been a remarkable season, while that run does not qualify as anything like a crisis, a further defeat at St James’ Park might ensure Forest’s results over the previous month could reasonably be described as a blip; a bump in the road.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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“As anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20anything. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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