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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Unrecognisable during that run of defeats, Slot’s team suddenly look far more like their old selves.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
That personal touch makes pest control feel less like a transaction and more like a relationship.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
But beverages that contain THC don’t hit like alcohol, instead causing a sensation that’s more like a slow exhale that lingers just long enough to make the room feel softer, the music warmer and your friends a little funnier.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
They’re considered more like an unverified intelligence tip.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
That personal touch makes pest control feel less like a transaction and more like a relationship.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
But beverages that contain THC don’t hit like alcohol, instead causing a sensation that’s more like a slow exhale that lingers just long enough to make the room feel softer, the music warmer and your friends a little funnier.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
They’re considered more like an unverified intelligence tip.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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“More like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20like. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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