just as
idiom
1
: to an equal degree as
Our house is just as nice as theirs.
This one is just as good as that one.
She performs just as well as he does.
2
: in the same way as
Just as we hope to be forgiven, so we should forgive others.
Just as I thought/suspected, the door is locked.
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He was pressured on more than 50 percent of his dropbacks four times this season, and has faced double-digit quick pressures in just as many.
—Robert Mays, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
What's outside your home is just as important.
—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Common exfoliators and fine line-eliminators like retinol and glycolic acid are too harsh on my skin, but this serum utilizes lactic acid, which is far more gentle but just as potent.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
He was pressured on more than 50 percent of his dropbacks four times this season, and has faced double-digit quick pressures in just as many.
—Robert Mays, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
What's outside your home is just as important.
—Zach Boetto, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Just as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20as. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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