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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The AAdvantage Executive’s credits feel more like homework.
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Meghan Hunter, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
The most capable lenders operate more like strategic partners than passive financiers.
—Joseph Glatt, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Why aren’t nursing contracts more like prix fixe menus?
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
One texture is more gel-like, another feels like an emulsion, and the third is more like a cream.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 19 Nov. 2025
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Meghan Hunter, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
The most capable lenders operate more like strategic partners than passive financiers.
—Joseph Glatt, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Why aren’t nursing contracts more like prix fixe menus?
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
One texture is more gel-like, another feels like an emulsion, and the third is more like a cream.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 19 Nov. 2025
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“More like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20like. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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