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—used to say that one way of describing a person or thing is better or more accurate than another
It's more of a guess than an estimate.
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 May 2025
Alternatively, the city’s hop-on-hop-off sightseeing buses include Titanic Belfast as a stop and can be a good way to see more of the area.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
The power play needs some fixing, and the lower end of the depth chart at forward and defense needs shoring up, though that’s more of a Drury problem than a Sullivan problem.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 2 May 2025
That’s different from 10 or even 20 years ago when Mills says there was more of a stigma attached with gun ownership.
—William La Jeunesse, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 May 2025
Alternatively, the city’s hop-on-hop-off sightseeing buses include Titanic Belfast as a stop and can be a good way to see more of the area.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
The power play needs some fixing, and the lower end of the depth chart at forward and defense needs shoring up, though that’s more of a Drury problem than a Sullivan problem.
—Arthur Staple, New York Times, 2 May 2025
That’s different from 10 or even 20 years ago when Mills says there was more of a stigma attached with gun ownership.
—William La Jeunesse, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
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“More of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20of. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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