much as
conj/ˈmʌt͡ʃ ˌæz/US
Etymology
From much (“used to compare, demonstrate, or indicate the quantity of something”) + as.
Definitions
As much as
As much as; however much; although; even though.
- Much as I wish that I had not to write this chapter, I know that I shall have to swallow many such bitter draughts in the course of this narrative. And I cannot do otherwise, if I claim to be a worshipper of Truth.
Largely in the same way as.
- [H]e disappeared into his house much as a startled weazel makes for its hole.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for much as. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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