as many as
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—used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large
As many as 60 students competed for the prize.
They lost by as many as 20 points.
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The Kings went up by as many as 10 and led 36-27 at the end of the opening period.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
La Liga leaders Barcelona have done so on 20 occasions, almost three times as many as Madrid, and Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid, who are third in the table, have used all five options from the bench 24 times.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Chaudhari now oversees a team of a dozen editors, who churn out as many as 12 videos a week based on his instructions.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
Analysis revealed that just 1 gram of chewing gum released approximately 100 microplastics on average, with 1 gram of some gums releasing as many as 637 microplastics.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
La Liga leaders Barcelona have done so on 20 occasions, almost three times as many as Madrid, and Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid, who are third in the table, have used all five options from the bench 24 times.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Chaudhari now oversees a team of a dozen editors, who churn out as many as 12 videos a week based on his instructions.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
Analysis revealed that just 1 gram of chewing gum released approximately 100 microplastics on average, with 1 gram of some gums releasing as many as 637 microplastics.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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“As many as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20many%20as. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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