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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At a time in America when our institutional safety nets are being disbanded and the burden to support each other often comes down to individual efforts, Charlie’s struggle feels all the more apt. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 May 2025 The situation is all the more confounding because, as of yet, no one knows who the defectors were. Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2025 And even though things are now calmer, Monday’s surge was the largest daily percentage gain in about four decades, according to Reuters, which was all the more surprising because the island’s central bank likes to keep things stable and quiet. Juliana Liu, CNN Money, 6 May 2025 Self-love rituals are all the more potent during this time, too. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all the more

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“All the more.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20the%20more. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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