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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The roster now more or less remains the same outside of getting forward Eetu Luostarinen back from a three-week absence after burning his feet in a freak barbecuing accident.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
Claims and counterclaims and various legal motions piled up on both coasts, but the core dispute remained, more or less, constant.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
But, from the beginning, the fundamental nature of the internet itself was more or less settled.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (651 million minutes) returned to the charts with the premiere of its third season, debuting to viewing more or less in line with the first week for season two (680 million) in May.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Dec. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
Claims and counterclaims and various legal motions piled up on both coasts, but the core dispute remained, more or less, constant.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
But, from the beginning, the fundamental nature of the internet itself was more or less settled.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (651 million minutes) returned to the charts with the premiere of its third season, debuting to viewing more or less in line with the first week for season two (680 million) in May.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Dec. 2025
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20or%20less. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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