as much as

1. 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]

2. 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]

3. 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

William Buzbee, a professor at Georgetown Law, told Reuters that the Musk-Ramaswamy interpretation of recent cases is "very confused," and that while Trump has latitude to ask agencies to "go easy" on enforcement, neither court decision restricts federal agency powers as much as Musk and Ramaswamy might wish.

From Salon

"For me, the question is: Are we creating too much stress for ourselves because we don't sleep as much as our husband or partner and think our sleep is poor when actually that is a normal sleep profile for ourselves?" said Rowe.

From Science Daily

That Google be stopped from paying companies like Apple to be the default search engine on their devices, an arrangement that netted the iPhone maker as much as $1 billion a month by 2021.

From New York Times

Olsen: As much as we’ve been talking about “Wicked: Part One,” there is “Wicked: Part Two” coming again in a year.

From Los Angeles Times

“In our house, when you love something as much as we love San Francisco, you fight for it.”

From Los Angeles Times

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