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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The same siblings who don’t see their brothers as anything but their brothers even as the rest of the world may see them as something else.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
That planning gap leaves loved ones vulnerable to being locked out of assets that may be just as valuable as anything held in a bank account.
—Jamie Hopkins, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
But in the end, a Spooky Mirror isn’t as scary as anything more anthropomorphic.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Oven mitts can harbor bacteria the same as anything else in the kitchen.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
That planning gap leaves loved ones vulnerable to being locked out of assets that may be just as valuable as anything held in a bank account.
—Jamie Hopkins, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
But in the end, a Spooky Mirror isn’t as scary as anything more anthropomorphic.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Oven mitts can harbor bacteria the same as anything else in the kitchen.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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