as anything

phrase

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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The recovery mission, involving remote, unexplored terrain, a helicopter at extremely high altitude, and the constant threat of more avalanches from above, was as dangerous, perhaps, as anything these men had ever attempted. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Boron carbide, as hard as anything this side of diamond, embedded in body armor. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 He will be campaigned purely as a filmmaker, as anything else would undercut the movie’s claim to be a documentary. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 While the Bucks were looking to unload Portis’ salary in the Antetokounmpo trade, the Heat have stressed that Portis is viewed as anything like a throw-in. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as anything

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“As anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20anything. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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