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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The cost of launching satellites to space is coming down just as the costs of building and operating AI data centers on earth are rising.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The luxury vehicles are just as comfortable in the back and also feature screens in the front and rear, where riders can adjust the climate, control music through the Pandora app, and see what Waymo’s sensors are picking up around the vehicle.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
The luminous snap peas and ribbons of radish and carrot had just as much ethereal beauty as any glacé pear or citron.
—Hannah Walhout, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Feb. 2026
Whether ornate and symbolic or streamlined and technical, each uniform serves as an emblem of national identity; of course function is just as important as form, if not more, for this year’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The luxury vehicles are just as comfortable in the back and also feature screens in the front and rear, where riders can adjust the climate, control music through the Pandora app, and see what Waymo’s sensors are picking up around the vehicle.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
The luminous snap peas and ribbons of radish and carrot had just as much ethereal beauty as any glacé pear or citron.
—Hannah Walhout, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Feb. 2026
Whether ornate and symbolic or streamlined and technical, each uniform serves as an emblem of national identity; of course function is just as important as form, if not more, for this year’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Just as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20as. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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