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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In OpenAI's view, ChatGPT now acts more like a team of on-demand experts than a basic chatbot.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The conversation even ends with a group hug, referencing a key moment from the first season; the callback comes across more like fan service than earned sentimentality.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
In a scene that feels more like a midnight vigil than a routine inspection, NASA engineers and scientists gathered in near darkness inside a pristine cleanroom.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2025
My dog looked less like a yellow Lab and more like an actor in an allergy commercial.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 24 Dec. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The conversation even ends with a group hug, referencing a key moment from the first season; the callback comes across more like fan service than earned sentimentality.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
In a scene that feels more like a midnight vigil than a routine inspection, NASA engineers and scientists gathered in near darkness inside a pristine cleanroom.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2025
My dog looked less like a yellow Lab and more like an actor in an allergy commercial.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 24 Dec. 2025
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“More like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20like. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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