might/may as well
idiom
1
—used to say that something should be done or accepted because it cannot be avoided or because there is no good reason not to do it
You might as well tell them the truth.
We may as well begin now.
(informal) "Should we start now?" "Might as well."
2
—used to say that something else could have been done with the same result
The party was so dull that I might (just) as well have stayed home.
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Wearing a protective mask after seriously injuring his face during a match in 2021, Victor Osimhen may as well have been gliding around with a cape for Napoli as the club won the Serie A title in 2022/23.
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Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Oh well, might as well prepare for the next performing arts season — which technically begins in the fall — while reminding folks of some residual summer musicals.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
Humm says this might as well be a description of himself as a kid, pursuing his interests with a laser focus and a passion bordering on obsession, to the exclusion of everything else, including school.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 29 July 2025
If ownership gives the front office the flexibility to exceed the threshold, the Rangers might as well go significantly past the number.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Oh well, might as well prepare for the next performing arts season — which technically begins in the fall — while reminding folks of some residual summer musicals.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 2025
Humm says this might as well be a description of himself as a kid, pursuing his interests with a laser focus and a passion bordering on obsession, to the exclusion of everything else, including school.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 29 July 2025
If ownership gives the front office the flexibility to exceed the threshold, the Rangers might as well go significantly past the number.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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“Might/may as well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/might%2Fmay%20as%20well. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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