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 few songs that remain more or less untouched, while closer to the Gilbert and Sullivan original, stick out and feel sluggish, outdated, and oddly enough, out of place.
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Christian Lewis, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
Although the private sector was more or less profitable under ISI, those profits depended mostly on state favors, not on market gains.
—Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Whereas the other examples at places like Harvard and Columbia is the Trump administration more or less trying to bring higher education to heel, by making an example of some of the most visible universities, where there have been the most visible pro-Palestinian campus protests over the last year.
—Devan Schwartz, Vox, 22 Apr. 2025
But Thurston seemed to have bigger ambitions than running a stable of small magazines that more or less broke even.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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Christian Lewis, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
Although the private sector was more or less profitable under ISI, those profits depended mostly on state favors, not on market gains.
—Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Whereas the other examples at places like Harvard and Columbia is the Trump administration more or less trying to bring higher education to heel, by making an example of some of the most visible universities, where there have been the most visible pro-Palestinian campus protests over the last year.
—Devan Schwartz, Vox, 22 Apr. 2025
But Thurston seemed to have bigger ambitions than running a stable of small magazines that more or less broke even.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20or%20less. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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