(all) the more so
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—used to say why something (such as an attribute or quality) applies to a greater degree or extent
The play was impressive—(all) the more so because the students had written it themselves.
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In truth, most football supporters around the world enjoy a bit of showboating and all the more so if the main protagonist is playing for our team.
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 June 2025
All the more so given Lloyd’s background growing up in 1980s Dorset.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 16 June 2025
The past few months under President Donald Trump have been nothing if not operatic — all the more so when China gets involved.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 8 June 2025
For an artist who had spent decades studying and painting the human body, the opportunity to observe the evolving bodies of her children was fascinating, all the more so because their flesh had been generated by her own.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 June 2025
All the more so given Lloyd’s background growing up in 1980s Dorset.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 16 June 2025
The past few months under President Donald Trump have been nothing if not operatic — all the more so when China gets involved.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 8 June 2025
For an artist who had spent decades studying and painting the human body, the opportunity to observe the evolving bodies of her children was fascinating, all the more so because their flesh had been generated by her own.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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“(all) the more so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28all%29%20the%20more%20so. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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