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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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Idiom

On the campaign trail this year, Trump proposed raising duties on imports from China by as much as 50%, to 60% in total, while adding duties of 10% to 20% against products from the rest of the world. —William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024

The breakdown of glycine and leucine, the two amino acids added to the blood, were deemed responsible for as much as 60% of the bat’s total energy production during the run. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024

Scientists know that stellar corpses are densely packed with neutrons — one teaspoon of neutron star material would weigh as much as Mount Everest. —Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024

The industry has not been scrutinized as much as other health groups, despite being the primary driver of rising medical costs. —Maya Goldman, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024