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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Lots end up in shelters because people with money are just as irresponsible as people without money!
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Bodybuilders traditionally starved that fat off in the subsequent cutting phase, a period of caloric restriction that can last just as long as the bulk.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
The girls are just as down to clown, coming up with funny drunk poses and faces.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2025
The special pricing was for one day only, but the crowds are nearly just as large on normal days too.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Bodybuilders traditionally starved that fat off in the subsequent cutting phase, a period of caloric restriction that can last just as long as the bulk.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
The girls are just as down to clown, coming up with funny drunk poses and faces.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2025
The special pricing was for one day only, but the crowds are nearly just as large on normal days too.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for just as
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“Just as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20as. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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