as many as
idiom
—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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Minnesota led by as many as 25 points in the third quarter and managed to hold off a late Warriors run that closed the gap to nine in the fourth.
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Matias Grez, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Ravensbrück, located 50 miles north of Berlin, was a concentration camp built for women, where as many as 40,000 perished before the war’s end.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
The Riyadh campus is projected to open its doors in the fall of 2026 and will serve as many as 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students, according to UNH.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025
In cases reviewed by ProPublica, as many as five notes were recorded against a single property, far exceeding the property’s value.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
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Matias Grez, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Ravensbrück, located 50 miles north of Berlin, was a concentration camp built for women, where as many as 40,000 perished before the war’s end.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
The Riyadh campus is projected to open its doors in the fall of 2026 and will serve as many as 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students, according to UNH.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025
In cases reviewed by ProPublica, as many as five notes were recorded against a single property, far exceeding the property’s value.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
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“As many as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20many%20as. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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