in more ways than one
idiom
: for more than one reason
Their story is a tragedy in more ways than one.
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Just look at Stone outside of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, looking effortlessly cool (in more ways than one) with her bang pinned to one side and swept away from her face with one or two bobby pins.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 June 2025
In terms of coping with these events, meditation could help in more ways than one.
—Mariah G. Schug, Scientific American, 27 June 2025
But with her skin still raw and the Texas sun unrelenting, her resilience is being tested in more ways than one.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
In short: Sweeney's soap is a statement in more ways than one, intentional or not.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 June 2025
In terms of coping with these events, meditation could help in more ways than one.
—Mariah G. Schug, Scientific American, 27 June 2025
But with her skin still raw and the Texas sun unrelenting, her resilience is being tested in more ways than one.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
In short: Sweeney's soap is a statement in more ways than one, intentional or not.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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“In more ways than one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20more%20ways%20than%20one. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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