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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For companies that operate in multiple cities, ensuring compliance with Austin’s individualized assessment mandate and DeSoto’s broader worker protections will be just as important as aligning with state law.
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Nanette came at the height of the #MeToo movement and immediately following the first election of Donald Trump, but its themes contain a degree of universality that make the special just as essential a watch now as eight years ago.
—Will Digravio, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
The turmoil comes just as visitors are planning their spring break and summer travel to national parks.
—Ruffin Prevost, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Half the world away in the Pacific, where U.S. treaty allies such as Japan have linked Ukraine's security with their own, leaders might see a thawing of U.S.-Russia ties as coming at Kyiv's expense, just as Washington's strategic pivot to Beijing did to Taipei in 1979.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Nanette came at the height of the #MeToo movement and immediately following the first election of Donald Trump, but its themes contain a degree of universality that make the special just as essential a watch now as eight years ago.
—Will Digravio, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
The turmoil comes just as visitors are planning their spring break and summer travel to national parks.
—Ruffin Prevost, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Half the world away in the Pacific, where U.S. treaty allies such as Japan have linked Ukraine's security with their own, leaders might see a thawing of U.S.-Russia ties as coming at Kyiv's expense, just as Washington's strategic pivot to Beijing did to Taipei in 1979.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Just as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20as. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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