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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There has been a lot of chatter on the internet and social media in recent weeks that ALDI’s Summit Diet Cola is just as good, or even better, than the original.
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
Staying up, just as Robins outlined, can be the first step to bigger things.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Together with bass player Zeta Bosio and drummer Charly Alberti, Cerati proved from the onset that his band’s regal melodies and Spanish wordplay were just as seductive as the polished radio hits in English that dominated the airwaves.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2025
Ferran is just as compelling when such vibrancy and vitality gives way to dejection and disharmony as her aspiring writing career grinds to a halt and her health starts to deteriorate.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
Staying up, just as Robins outlined, can be the first step to bigger things.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Together with bass player Zeta Bosio and drummer Charly Alberti, Cerati proved from the onset that his band’s regal melodies and Spanish wordplay were just as seductive as the polished radio hits in English that dominated the airwaves.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2025
Ferran is just as compelling when such vibrancy and vitality gives way to dejection and disharmony as her aspiring writing career grinds to a halt and her health starts to deteriorate.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 2 May 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 11 May. 2025.
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