(all) the more so
idiom
—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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EW.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Maybe all the more so since this is the first time in his life he’s lived alone.
—Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
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—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 June 2025
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EW.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Thursday night’s performance—of director Saheem Ali’s new production of Twelfth Night—felt truly special, all the more so because its sprawling cast includes Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, Moses Sumney, and both Lupita and her brother Junior Nyong’o, whom Ali met back in their native Nairobi.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2025
Maybe all the more so since this is the first time in his life he’s lived alone.
—Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
There's a fun and retro vibe to the real-life 1960s cat-and-mouse chase between a teenage con man (Leonardo DiCaprio) and dogged FBI agent (Hanks), made all the more so with a jazzy John Williams score.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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