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idiom (1)

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

He likes hockey as much as he likes basketball.

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

She earns as much as he does.

: almost but not quite

He as much as admitted his guilt.

as much as

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: even though : despite the fact that

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

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Its shares jumped as much as 7.7% in morning trade before paring the gains to sit 4.7% higher at 1,508 yen. —

Afp, Fortune Asia, 18 Dec. 2024 Hennig explains that the team wanted to ground the characters as much as possible to not lose viewers' engagement. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 And as much as those crucial elements haven’t been locked in, Pitaro seems anything but uncertain as his team preps for what’s bound to be a transformative year. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024 Cocoa futures for March delivery in New York traded as much as 1% higher at $11,938 per metric ton on Tuesday, notching yet another record high. —

Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for as much as