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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Today’s business environment looks less like a traditional office and more like professional athletics, high-pressure, high-stakes and unforgiving of mistakes. Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 Homemade versions almost always skew watery, more like soup than a thick, smooth mash. Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025 Portlanders understand the tragic reality that’s been inflicted on us, which is why resistance here often looks more like performance art than warfare. MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 Alvarez’s form looks less like a hot streak and more like the striker Simeone has been waiting to build around. Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for more like

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“More like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20like. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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