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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And that's much more like life, to me.
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2025
With each passing day, a shutdown is looking more like a certainty than a possibility.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Their work could reshape surgical training by offering models that look, feel, and respond more like real human tissue.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Since chimps are more like humans than cats or dogs, a unique blend of human and veterinary medicine was necessary to find the right surgical approach, experts said.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2025
With each passing day, a shutdown is looking more like a certainty than a possibility.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Their work could reshape surgical training by offering models that look, feel, and respond more like real human tissue.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Since chimps are more like humans than cats or dogs, a unique blend of human and veterinary medicine was necessary to find the right surgical approach, experts said.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
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“More like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20like. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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