more like
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: close to : about, approximately
I thought it would only take two or three minutes, but it ended up taking more like half an hour.
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The Horn of Valere in particular looks less like a legendary artifact and more like a decorative pitcher from a Crate & Barrel.
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Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
These look more like traditional ballet flats with a mighty thick sole.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Demis Hassabis, who leads Google’s AI research lab Google DeepMind, argues AI’s social impact will be more like that of fire or electricity than the introduction of mobile phones or the Internet.
—Tharin Pillay, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
If that was not a quote to fire up the masses, another of his was a bit more like it.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
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Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
These look more like traditional ballet flats with a mighty thick sole.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Demis Hassabis, who leads Google’s AI research lab Google DeepMind, argues AI’s social impact will be more like that of fire or electricity than the introduction of mobile phones or the Internet.
—Tharin Pillay, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
If that was not a quote to fire up the masses, another of his was a bit more like it.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
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“More like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20like. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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