half as big/much/good as
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—used to say that the size, amount, or quality of one thing is half or nearly half that of another
The bush is half as tall as the tree.
This dress costs half as much as that one.
If 100 people were expected and 50 came, only half as many people came as were expected.
If he can play the guitar half as well as he can sing, he should have quite a career.
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These three companies combined make nearly half as much as the entire $32 billion in sales the U.S. cannabis industry posted in 2024.
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Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Residents have roughly 12% to 15% tree canopy coverage there — about half as much as the citywide average.
—Bellamy Pailthorp, NPR, 11 June 2025
That’s almost half as much as the same amount of a similar product at a store like Target.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 June 2025
Uber is introducing a new feature that the ride-share company says can cost half as much as traditional fares and that might remind some users of taking the bus.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 May 2025
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Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Residents have roughly 12% to 15% tree canopy coverage there — about half as much as the citywide average.
—Bellamy Pailthorp, NPR, 11 June 2025
That’s almost half as much as the same amount of a similar product at a store like Target.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 7 June 2025
Uber is introducing a new feature that the ride-share company says can cost half as much as traditional fares and that might remind some users of taking the bus.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 May 2025
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“Half as big/much/good as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20as%20big%2Fmuch%2Fgood%20as. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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