all the more
idiom
: even more
The fact that they'd written the play themselves made it all the more impressive.
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The fact that Desmond injures himself badly in pulling off this sorcery endears him to Corrino all the more, which of course puts Valya in a deeper fix.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
As people increasingly came to identify as either gay or straight after World War II, new waves of anti-gay purges emerged—making these kinds of legal and social strategies all the more necessary.
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Pairing their league-best offense with a bolstered defense makes their championship aspirations all the more legitimate.
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Did certain choices and tendencies make all the more sense?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
As people increasingly came to identify as either gay or straight after World War II, new waves of anti-gay purges emerged—making these kinds of legal and social strategies all the more necessary.
—Julio Capó Jr. & Helena Gomez, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
Pairing their league-best offense with a bolstered defense makes their championship aspirations all the more legitimate.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
Did certain choices and tendencies make all the more sense?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2024
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“All the more.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20the%20more. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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