more or less
adverb
1
: to a varying or undetermined extent or degree : somewhat
they were more or less willing to help
2
: with small variations : approximately
contains 16 acres more or less
Examples of more or less in a Sentence
the lot is 16 acres more or less
most couples in the survey said that they were more or less happy in their marriage
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Lisa Dennis, commissioner of the Department for Community Based Services, said during the meeting that an error payment occurs when a household receives more or less than the benefit amount, which was set at a $57 tolerance level starting in fiscal year 2025.
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Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Only the Houthis remain more or less intact, and indeed resilient against Israeli and American retaliation.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
The final defensive numbers looked unsightly, but that was more or less expected.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Arsenic is a bigger problem in rural communities Future research could also expose what genes make individual flies and humans more or less vulnerable to arsenic poisoning, Chaturvedi said.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Only the Houthis remain more or less intact, and indeed resilient against Israeli and American retaliation.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
The final defensive numbers looked unsightly, but that was more or less expected.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Arsenic is a bigger problem in rural communities Future research could also expose what genes make individual flies and humans more or less vulnerable to arsenic poisoning, Chaturvedi said.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20or%20less. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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