as much

Idioms  

1. The same or virtually the same. For example, He's resigning? I thought as much means I thought he was doing just that. [Late 1300s] Also see as much as.

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as much

Their mortgage payment is roughly the same as their rent payment, though they have half as much space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

In pellets produced from termites feeding on natural hardwood, the estimated amount fell as much as 190-fold between fresh samples and those aged for a year.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

This anniversary belongs as much to those supporters as anyone.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

None, I’d argue — so long as that filmmaker can present either side of said debate with as much tact as the other.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

There is nobody who has spent as much time as I have wishing for that not to have been Luc’s ending.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse