more like
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: close to : about, approximately
I thought it would only take two or three minutes, but it ended up taking more like half an hour.
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But cruise lines offer travelers a way to make the holiday feel more like a vacation.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
To get proposed to, Emily wears a red lace bodysuit that honestly looks more like something Mindy would put on.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Instead, think about it more like a slow dance—no jerky movements, no wrapping the fabric around your hand, no scrubbing.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
The asteroid in question is 3200 Phaethon, which is known to act more like a comet than an asteroid.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
To get proposed to, Emily wears a red lace bodysuit that honestly looks more like something Mindy would put on.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Instead, think about it more like a slow dance—no jerky movements, no wrapping the fabric around your hand, no scrubbing.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
The asteroid in question is 3200 Phaethon, which is known to act more like a comet than an asteroid.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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“More like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20like. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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