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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There's always gonna be improvements, just like any business, just like anything. Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 That doesn’t seem like anything Democrats would embrace. George Skelton, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025 The 28-lane transfer portal is here, and like anything else there are consequences. Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025 And like anything else, there’s a smart way to go about it. Julia Korn, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for like anything

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“Like anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20anything. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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