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as good as new

as good as new adverb: in a very good condition or state, especially after being damaged or used much.

Adverb

as good as new (not comparable)

  1. (simile) In a very good condition or state, especially after being damaged or used much.
    • Chris Green remarks that this "world-class gateway to London and the UK still looks as good as new", [...].2022 November 30, Nick Brodrick, “Pride and innovation shine at St Pancras”, in RAIL, number 971, page 69

Forms of as good as new

alternative formgood as new

Questions about as good as new

What does as good as new mean?
As good as new means in a very good condition or state, especially after being damaged or used much.
What part of speech is as good as new?
As good as new is an adverb.

Words near as good as new in the dictionary

  1. as get-out
  2. as God intended
  3. as God is my witness
  4. as good as
  5. as good as it gets
  6. as good as new
  7. as happy as a pig in mud
  8. as heck
  9. as hell
  10. as I live and breathe
  11. as I live by bread

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