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.
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Hockey may be the Gaudreau family’s top sport, but being from South New Jersey, the Eagles are just as prominent.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
One of the meetup group’s only outspokenly anti-Trump members was just as thrilled.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The interior lining is fuzzy and ultra-warm, while the exterior feels just as soft.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The history of executive clemency is also marked by examples that have slipped from memory despite being just as debatable or, in some cases, quirky.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
One of the meetup group’s only outspokenly anti-Trump members was just as thrilled.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The interior lining is fuzzy and ultra-warm, while the exterior feels just as soft.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The history of executive clemency is also marked by examples that have slipped from memory despite being just as debatable or, in some cases, quirky.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Just as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20as. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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