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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Israel was demanding a withdrawal of more like 20 miles, to around the Litani River. —Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2024

Williams started 30 games at safety for Miami across his three seasons in Coral Gables, but his future might finally be at linebacker in the NFL, with a frame more like an edge rusher’s than a defensive back’s. —David Wilson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2024

Denim Tears is currently best known for the cotton wreath motif that Mr. Emory began applying to vintage Levi’s jeans in 2020 — originally as a limited release that felt more like an artistic than sartorial intervention, and subsequently much more widely on jeans and caps and sweatsuits. —Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024

Hike through the wilderness, hop in a kayak, scuba dive to shipwrecks and underwater sea caves (Lake Superior really does look and feel more like an ocean), and explore the lighthouses. —Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024

However, what is happening in Gaza now appears more like vengeance than the pursuit of justice. —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024

These entrepreneurs felt that both the Alexa Fund and Amazon’s massive corporate business development arm operated less in the fashion of typical dealmaking and more like a corporate espionage unit. —Dana Mattioli, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024

The middle period had plenty of physical play but looked a little more like what everyone might have expected. —Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2024

Unfortunately, sharing the experience feels more like a hassle than fun. —Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024