more of
idiom
—used to say that one way of describing a person or thing is better or more accurate than another
It's more of a guess than an estimate.
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Read more of Mare Czinar's hikes at arizonahiking.blogspot.com.
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Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
One area features more of Dr. Hutchings’ medical equipment, complete with descriptions and information about how the items may have been used to give care back then.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
Shop more of our favorite sandal picks under $35 below.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
This postseason brings more of the same with Kawhi Leonard’s availability in doubt due to a right knee injury that kept him out for the final eight games of the regular season.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
And in a bonus boomerang, Hazel shows off more of her dance moves.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
Detractors argue that there is no need to add more of the compound on top of what naturally occurs in water and that distributing it via drinking water is an imprecise and uncontrolled way of dosing residents.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Others have used the moment to call for the elimination of federal funding for NPR – less than one percent of its roughly $300 million annual budget – and local public radio stations, which derive more of their funding from the government.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
Cloud seeding adds more of those particles to the air.
—Cnn Com Wire Service, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
One area features more of Dr. Hutchings’ medical equipment, complete with descriptions and information about how the items may have been used to give care back then.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
Shop more of our favorite sandal picks under $35 below.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
This postseason brings more of the same with Kawhi Leonard’s availability in doubt due to a right knee injury that kept him out for the final eight games of the regular season.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
And in a bonus boomerang, Hazel shows off more of her dance moves.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
Detractors argue that there is no need to add more of the compound on top of what naturally occurs in water and that distributing it via drinking water is an imprecise and uncontrolled way of dosing residents.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Others have used the moment to call for the elimination of federal funding for NPR – less than one percent of its roughly $300 million annual budget – and local public radio stations, which derive more of their funding from the government.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
Cloud seeding adds more of those particles to the air.
—Cnn Com Wire Service, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
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“More of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20of. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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