as many

Idioms  

1. The same number of. For example, He changed jobs four times in as many years means he changed jobs four times in four years. [c. 1400]

2. as many as . A phrase used to qualify the meaning of many as a very large number, depending on what follows it. For example, You can take as many pens as you need . [Late 1300s] Also see as ... as ; as much as .

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Example Sentences

State and local elections officials in California have defended the state’s policies as facilitating voting by as many eligible voters as possible, which they say is more important than a quick count.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

Styles can elicit screams just by adjusting the collar of his shirt and his stage for this tour is designed to let as many people get close and personal as possible.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

More employers are requiring weigh-ins and health coaching before covering GLP-1s for weight loss—or dropping coverage altogether—with as many as one in eight American adults now taking the drugs as pills or injectables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

On Wednesday, there were almost twice as many searches for “SpaceX IPO” as for “Iran war,” despite the U.S. military striking new Iranian targets.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The other two regiments were to fly planes that would need a navigator to go along as part of the aircrew; Marina was going to have to appoint nearly as many navigators as pilots.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein