every bit

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: in every way
The end of the movie was every bit as good as the beginning.
This new project seems every bit as ambitious as the first one.
You are every bit as deserving as she is.

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This is the relationship between us and our country, which is every bit as profound as one's relationship with another individual. — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 But conservative economic orthodoxies may soon run up against other priorities, some of them every bit as close to Merz’s core. — Joseph De Weck, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025 Anderson argued that the weekend of non-game events plays a key role in pop culture that's every bit as valuable as any on-the-floor action. — David K. Li, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025 And emerging from those gently wafting clouds of water vapor are dishes that are every bit as arresting as those seared over high heat. — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for every bit

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