as anything
idiom
informal
: as any person or thing
—used in the sense of "very" or "extremely" to make a statement more forceful
He was (as) calm as anything.
It was as obvious as anything that she didn't want to go.
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Argon, a mostly romance-free series, isn’t interested in that, letting Chun and Kim anchor a rare Korean glimpse of journalists as anything other than unscrupulous, which both tragically caps Kim’s career and speaks of Chun’s to come.
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Geoffrey Bunting, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Despite that, the Lyriq-V’s looks, comfort and features are as good as anything on the road.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
The department cited safety risks, future maintenance costs and the lack of options to use the bridge as anything other than a landmark even with that maintenance.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2025
The Kickstarter is as much about showing support for potential partners (like Netflix or its rivals Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and so forth) as anything.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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Geoffrey Bunting, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Despite that, the Lyriq-V’s looks, comfort and features are as good as anything on the road.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
The department cited safety risks, future maintenance costs and the lack of options to use the bridge as anything other than a landmark even with that maintenance.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2025
The Kickstarter is as much about showing support for potential partners (like Netflix or its rivals Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and so forth) as anything.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for as anything
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“As anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20anything. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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