as many as
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—used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large
As many as 60 students competed for the prize.
They lost by as many as 20 points.
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Given the increasing pressures on controllers, Duffy on Friday said as many as 15% or even 20% of flights could be cut in the coming days.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
His staff kept track of the women and girls, summoning as many as three a day.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The nonpartisan center’s researchers estimate that as many as one in nine SNAP recipients will wind up in this situation.
—JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The passage of Proposition 50, which will allow the gerrymandered maps proposed by state Democrats to remain in place through 2030, improves the party’s chances of winning as many as five additional seats.
—Connor Greene, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
His staff kept track of the women and girls, summoning as many as three a day.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The nonpartisan center’s researchers estimate that as many as one in nine SNAP recipients will wind up in this situation.
—JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The passage of Proposition 50, which will allow the gerrymandered maps proposed by state Democrats to remain in place through 2030, improves the party’s chances of winning as many as five additional seats.
—Connor Greene, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
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“As many as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20many%20as. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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