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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And I don't think there's anyone out there who's as good as Thomas Tuchel, unless Guardiola.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
However, even they caution that the technique is only as good as the people using it.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
In the eyes of workers, the labor market is not nearly as good as the jobless rate is making it seem — far from it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Their volunteer coaches preached a simple philosophy: “As many as possible, for as long as possible, and as good as possible.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The cake tasted as good as it looked.
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
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