just as

phrase

1
: to an equal degree as
Our house is just as nice as theirs.
This one is just as good as that one.
She performs just as well as he does.
2
: in the same way as
Just as we hope to be forgiven, so we should forgive others.
Just as I thought/suspected, the door is locked.

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But Church, who was just as interested at the time as being a songwriter as a performer, didn’t heed the advice. Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026 Consider this your sign to swap out heavier jeans and lean into a style that works just as well for warm days. Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Something went wrong just as the giant vehicle's 33 first-stage Raptor engines started to fire up, and an abort was triggered. Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 July 2026 Solar energy is naturally intermittent, meaning production peaks in the middle of the day when electricity demand is often relatively low, only to drop off in the evening just as families return home and usage spikes. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for just as

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“Just as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20as. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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