1
—used to say that two things are equal in amount or degree
He likes hockey as much as he likes basketball.
2
—used to say that an amount is as large as another amount
She earns as much as he does.
3
: almost but not quite
He as much as admitted his guilt.
: 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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Laura Strickler, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
In January, Rolling Stone detailed how Wedding went from a snowboarding prodigy who raced for Canada in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics to the top of a drug trafficking empire that allegedly transported as much as $1 billion in cocaine a year from Colombia to Canada.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Plants love to soak up calcium as much as our bones do, and milk’s antifungal properties are thought to mitigate mildew in your outdoor garden too.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025
Medalists can earn as much as $750,000 for gold in some jurisdictions.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
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Housing advocates and local housing officials say DOGE could reduce the agency’s staff by as much as 50%, leaving the 4 million low-income American families, like the Bentleys, who rely on federal funding to keep a roof over their heads, worried about how that could affect their lives.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
In January, Rolling Stone detailed how Wedding went from a snowboarding prodigy who raced for Canada in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics to the top of a drug trafficking empire that allegedly transported as much as $1 billion in cocaine a year from Colombia to Canada.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Plants love to soak up calcium as much as our bones do, and milk’s antifungal properties are thought to mitigate mildew in your outdoor garden too.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025
Medalists can earn as much as $750,000 for gold in some jurisdictions.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
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“As much as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20much%20as. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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