as anything
idiom
informal
: as any person or thing
—used in the sense of "very" or "extremely" to make a statement more forceful
He was (as) calm as anything.
It was as obvious as anything that she didn't want to go.
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Nature, here, is broadly defined as anything organically derived such as fabrics, silk, fungi, etc.
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Kate Wagner, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2024
Indeed, that turn is as awe-inspiringly tasteless as anything that's ever been puked onto a screen.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
For Leiner, that global appeal is as important as anything.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Scarred by a 2016 cycle that saw Hillary Clinton lose to Trump after surveys showed her far ahead, Democratic whispers grew about what would happen when Trump entered a presidential race as anything other than an underdog.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Kate Wagner, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2024
Indeed, that turn is as awe-inspiringly tasteless as anything that's ever been puked onto a screen.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
For Leiner, that global appeal is as important as anything.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Scarred by a 2016 cycle that saw Hillary Clinton lose to Trump after surveys showed her far ahead, Democratic whispers grew about what would happen when Trump entered a presidential race as anything other than an underdog.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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“As anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20anything. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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