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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In July, Yang’s Moonshot released Kimi K3, the newest version of its flagship model that some AI researchers say is nearly as good as U.S.-born models for a fraction of the cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The sixth and final concern is that the earnings outlook today might be as good as it gets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Still, in these first two Tests, England have been as good as Pakistan have been poor.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
In the race to replace the notion of “TV movie” with streaming-only films that could, in another era, compete at the box office, “The Whisper Man” is as good as it gets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
When he thought of it that way, he realized that complex modern financial markets were as good as designed to reward a person with Asperger’s who took an interest in them.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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