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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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idiom (2)

: 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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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 See all Example Sentences for as much as