"as they come" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} as they come (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) as it is possible to be Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Related terms: with the best of them
    Sense id: en-as_they_come-en-adv-rMNXuSRl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1997, Leonard B. Scott, Solemn Duty, New York: Ballantine Books, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 64",
          "text": "\"Has he got a pulse?\"\n\"With that hole in his head? You kiddin', a pulse? Give me a break, will ya? He's about as dead as they come.",
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          "ref": "2001 November 25, Charlie Fletcher, “Has Potter movie magic lost its spell?”, in Scotland on Sunday",
          "text": "My eight-year-old, as die-hard a Potterholic as they come, a kid who can probably remember Hogwarts minutiae that even JK has forgotten, walked out of the multiplex and gave it a five out of 10.",
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