like anything
idiom
informal
: very much : very forcefully
It was raining like anything.
She was hoping like anything that the weather would be good.
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However, just like anything in life, AI has two sides.
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Bryant didn’t like anything phony, anything contrived, anything that interfered with the serious business of winning a championship.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
The Difference Between a Good Market and a Great Market
Job markets, like anything else, are susceptible to variations and inconsistencies, frailties and foibles.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Indeed, embarrassment — or rather, lack of embarrassment over things that might be seen as embarrassing — is practically the theme of the Globes, which still sells themselves as a party — though, like anything else that is supposed to be fun, that may be more in theory than practice.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Bryant didn’t like anything phony, anything contrived, anything that interfered with the serious business of winning a championship.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
The Difference Between a Good Market and a Great Market
Job markets, like anything else, are susceptible to variations and inconsistencies, frailties and foibles.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Indeed, embarrassment — or rather, lack of embarrassment over things that might be seen as embarrassing — is practically the theme of the Globes, which still sells themselves as a party — though, like anything else that is supposed to be fun, that may be more in theory than practice.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Like anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20anything. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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