1
as in almost
very close to but not completely
the lot is 16 acres more or less
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2
as in pretty
to some degree or extent
most couples in the survey said that they were more or less happy in their marriage
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3
as in approximately
close to but not exactly
the box weighs 60 pounds more or less
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Recent Examples of more or less
That, more or less, is the trade.
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Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
The moment everyone has gotten together to figure out a plan is more or less when the story runs out of juice.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Quite literally, Hôtel Martinez - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt (simply Hôtel Martinez to those in the know) sits more or less plum in the middle of one of France’s most glamorous streets.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
This week, with Kentucky signing Iowa State’s Milan Momcilovic for millions of dollars, the college basketball portal more or less closed.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
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Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
The moment everyone has gotten together to figure out a plan is more or less when the story runs out of juice.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Quite literally, Hôtel Martinez - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt (simply Hôtel Martinez to those in the know) sits more or less plum in the middle of one of France’s most glamorous streets.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
This week, with Kentucky signing Iowa State’s Milan Momcilovic for millions of dollars, the college basketball portal more or less closed.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for more or less
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Julian Quinones almost scored his second goal moments later, but his shot hit the right post.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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The lagoon, which wanders almost the entire length of the garden, adds a swath of blue to this oasis of green.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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First of all, the president’s name is redacted throughout, yet everything else seems pretty familiar to me.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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After the two hitters, the two outs felt pretty good.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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Investigators later discovered approximately 51 kilograms — more than 112 pounds — of cocaine and fentanyl inside the suspects' vehicle, according to NCIS.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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For the island, the wedding was both an extraordinary international showcase and an event that divided public opinion between enthusiasm for the visibility gained and criticism for a city that remained, for three days, practically off limits.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
7 June 2026
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His band recreated practically every nuance of the original recording.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2026
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However, xGC estimates that even with Lionel Messi, their roster doesn’t quite contain the same threat as teams like France and Spain.—
Ethan Douglas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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There's nothing quite like growing a classic apple tree (Malus domestica) in your garden.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
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While Daly City is widely known for having the highest concentration of Filipinos in the region, the broader San Jose metropolitan area boasts a thriving community of about 109,000 Filipino Americans, according to Pew Research data.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Iran's blockade of the strait, which carried about 20% of the world's oil supply before the war, has throttled traffic through the critical oil shipping channel, driving up fuel prices and threatening the global economy.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Lee nearly snuck a single into right field in the bottom of the fourth, but second baseman Nico Hoerner made a diving stop of Lee’s grounder to rob him of a hit.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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To explain the stadium eruption that followed is to imagine a Super Bowl where nearly everyone was rooting for one team.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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An engaging vertical series can produce bigger bang for the buck than one-off collabs with digital influencers, execs says, coming in with a relatively affordable production budget.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Testing kits used in the region were designed to detect the Zaire strain of the virus, which is more common, rather than the Bundibugyo virus, which is relatively rare.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/more%20or%20less. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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