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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The Heat didn’t trail in the first half, pulling ahead by as many as 12 points in the first two quarters before entering halftime with a 69-66 advantage.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Gough then calculated that each whale has to eat between 82 and 202 squid every day, or as many as 73,730 squid per whale per year.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
So according to some estimates, as many as five million people could be uninsured come next year, and as many as 22 million Americans could see their premiums skyrocket.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
The Kings trailed by as many as nine before staging a 13-3 run to take a 33-31 lead with a bench unit consisting of Malik Monk, Nique Clifford, Ellis, Westbrook and Eubanks.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Gough then calculated that each whale has to eat between 82 and 202 squid every day, or as many as 73,730 squid per whale per year.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
So according to some estimates, as many as five million people could be uninsured come next year, and as many as 22 million Americans could see their premiums skyrocket.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
The Kings trailed by as many as nine before staging a 13-3 run to take a 33-31 lead with a bench unit consisting of Malik Monk, Nique Clifford, Ellis, Westbrook and Eubanks.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
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