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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At $300, the Freyja costs almost as much as a Razer Enki X gaming chair and half as much as the terrific Secretlab Titan Evo.
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PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
None have stressed me out half as much as Apple TV+’s The Studio, a comedy about the relatively lower-stakes world of moviemaking.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The battery life is roughly half as good as the Hero13, and that’s being generous.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 Feb. 2025
Yesterday, producer prices rose half as much as expected--just 0.2% on the month--and core prices were flat.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
None have stressed me out half as much as Apple TV+’s The Studio, a comedy about the relatively lower-stakes world of moviemaking.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The battery life is roughly half as good as the Hero13, and that’s being generous.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 Feb. 2025
Yesterday, producer prices rose half as much as expected--just 0.2% on the month--and core prices were flat.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 15 Jan. 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 23 May. 2025.
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