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as much as

The same quantity as. As with as many (def. 2), the meaning of much as a large amount here is qualified by what follows. For example, Please help yourself to as much of the meant as you want indicates whatever amount you wish. [Late 1100s]
Also, however much, much as . Even though, no matter how much, as in As much as I hate to, I must stay home tonight , or However much it hurts, you ought to admit you were wrong , or Much as Karen would love to see us, she can't get out of her prior commitment . [Late 1500s]
Also, so much as . In effect, nearly the same as, as in Mom as much as told Jane she couldn't go , or The clerk so much as accused the customer of shoplifting . These expressions intensify the meaning of the verb and indicate that the action is unexpected. [Late 1300s]

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“I just don’t feel like, in my heart, I don’t feel like this is the end of me. ... I’m fighting as much as I can.”

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So he issued an executive order that directs the federal government as much as they can to go after this issue.

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“And I have to sometimes remember that,” Dever continues, “because as much as I love the challenge of doing serious stuff and find playing those types of characters therapeutic, there’s a place for a Godzilla movie, you know?”

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The change of plans doesn’t represent a speeding up of a timeline as much as it does a modification of the route that will be taken to a final destination.

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And these community groups were hosting “Know Your Rights” workshops, organizing patrols to alert residents of immigration sweeps and preparing, as much as they could, to resist.

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