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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Demuth reiterated Thursday that the bills, more or less, have been voted on several times and failed.
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Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026
Though the yuan is harder to trade than the pound—China has a number of capital controls—the same logic, more or less, should apply to China today.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Mint more or less automatically did several jobs at once, including tracking spending, budgeting, monitoring bills, and pulling in credit scores.
—Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 13 May 2026
When asked about project costs, Kalbouss would only say costs could be more or less than $1 billion.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026
Though the yuan is harder to trade than the pound—China has a number of capital controls—the same logic, more or less, should apply to China today.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Mint more or less automatically did several jobs at once, including tracking spending, budgeting, monitoring bills, and pulling in credit scores.
—Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 13 May 2026
When asked about project costs, Kalbouss would only say costs could be more or less than $1 billion.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20or%20less. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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