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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Was Kansas City just as receptive?
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles was just as busy, hosting the 2025 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards with appearances from GloRilla, Ty Dolla $ign, and Leon Thomas, alongside Mookie Betts’ celebrity pickleball challenge featuring Terrell Owens.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
The administration's extraordinary action would remove a keystone of the country's climate regulation just as the world experiences unprecedented heat and climate-driven extreme weather disasters.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
But just as Indiana was on the verge of cutting the lead to a single possession, Powers fouled Clark’s former Iowa teammate Kate Martin on a 3-pointer right in front of Indiana’s bench and the second-year guard swished the shot to erupt the Chase Center crowd.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles was just as busy, hosting the 2025 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards with appearances from GloRilla, Ty Dolla $ign, and Leon Thomas, alongside Mookie Betts’ celebrity pickleball challenge featuring Terrell Owens.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
The administration's extraordinary action would remove a keystone of the country's climate regulation just as the world experiences unprecedented heat and climate-driven extreme weather disasters.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
But just as Indiana was on the verge of cutting the lead to a single possession, Powers fouled Clark’s former Iowa teammate Kate Martin on a 3-pointer right in front of Indiana’s bench and the second-year guard swished the shot to erupt the Chase Center crowd.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Just as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20as. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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