as good as
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see good as.
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Practically, in effect, almost the same as, as in He as good as promised to buy a new car, or The house is as good as sold. This idiom is very widely used to modify just about any verb, adverb, or adjective. However, it has been used so often with certain words that together they themselves now make up idioms (see the following entries beginning with good as).
Example Sentences
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But the technology is "only as good as the investigator," says the captain.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
And that, as good as life was for him in those moments, it was not great for other people.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon last quarter literally said, “It’s getting close to as good as it gets.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Your plan is only as good as the last time someone updated it, and a lot happens over 25 years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
“One place is as good as another, just so it’s close to this bur oak tree.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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