as much as
Idioms-
The same quantity as. As with as many (def. 2), the meaning of much as a large amount here is qualified by what follows. For example, Please help yourself to as much of the meant as you want indicates whatever amount you wish. [Late 1100s]
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Also, however much, much as . Even though, no matter how much, as in As much as I hate to, I must stay home tonight , or However much it hurts, you ought to admit you were wrong , or Much as Karen would love to see us, she can't get out of her prior commitment . [Late 1500s]
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Also, so much as . In effect, nearly the same as, as in Mom as much as told Jane she couldn't go , or The clerk so much as accused the customer of shoplifting . These expressions intensify the meaning of the verb and indicate that the action is unexpected. [Late 1300s]
Example Sentences
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As much as my spirits were lifted by eking out some breathing room, I was still deep in the hurt locker and ready for the day to end.
Data centers could consume as much as 17% of U.S. electricity by 2030, up from 4% to 5% now, according to a new projection.
The issue is especially pressing in Virginia, where data centers are projected to use as much as 57% of the state’s electricity by 2030.
Data centers could consume as much as 17% of U.S. electricity by 2030, up from 4% to 5% now, according to projections released Thursday by the Electric Power Research Institute.
In a report published last year, he noted that “very large crude carrier” prices spiked more than 40% at the start of the first Gulf War in 1991, and by as much as 304% during the second Gulf War, though that was complicated by China’s entry into the World Trade Organization.
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