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.

Examples of more like in a Sentence

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Their hope is to eliminate AI’s creepy uncanny valley, an effect that has long made the technology feel more like sci-fi novelty than an instrument that could serve a practical function in people’s everyday lives. —Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025

In a proposal that reads more like the script to a new sci-fi movie, researchers are suggesting a unique way to tackle one of the core problems of quantum computing. —New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025

Students shared that the gesture made Atlanta feel a little more like home. —Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025

The deal will take him through his age-36 season, which is probably more like a five-year deal that’s spread out to minimize the luxury tax hit, given how volatile pitchers’ long-term outlooks are for health and effectiveness. —Keith Law, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for more like

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