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The phrase "about as large" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to compare the size of one object or entity to another in a vague or approximate manner.
Example: "The new building is about as large as the old one, making it a significant addition to the skyline."
Alternatives: "roughly the same size" or "approximately equal in size".
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Most mammoths were about as large as modern elephants.
"That was about as large as we went in terms of covering that campaign," she said.
Thylacosmilus was sabre-toothed and was about as large as a modern jaguar (Panthera onca).
It's about as large as a large powder puff, and with much the same texture, being very light and soft.
The whole back half of it has been reserved for the kitchen, which is about as large as the 24-seat dining room.
When it comes to reptile enthusiasts, the range of personality types is about as large as the number of individual species.
Hyundai's president, Park Jong-sup, said the proposed share purchases could be about as large as last year's profit of 200 billion won, or $178.7 million.
His 1989 book Contingency, Irony and Solidarity, had about as large an impact on my thinking as anything I've ever read.
It has to produce a sizeable budget surplus every year to help reduce the public debt, which is about as large as the Greek GDP.
The structure would include a hotel and faculty housing, and although shorter, it will be about as large as the scuttled building at 225,000 square feet.
The Moore tornado's funnel cloud was estimated to be about two miles wide, which is about as large as twisters get.
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