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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Think less like a brochure, and more like a smart rep answering real customer questions.
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Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
On their own or on the rocks, this trio of surprising amari—perhaps more like the zany stepchild of amaro and vermouth—is on track to be foundational to my warm-weather drinking routine.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 June 2025
Arbus gives them all a focussed attention—a look that feels more like curiosity than concern.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
The game unfolds more like an interactive movie than a video game, with the player needing to select the right direction of the controller and hit the action button in time to survive threats like giant skeletal hands or collapsing bridges.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
On their own or on the rocks, this trio of surprising amari—perhaps more like the zany stepchild of amaro and vermouth—is on track to be foundational to my warm-weather drinking routine.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 June 2025
Arbus gives them all a focussed attention—a look that feels more like curiosity than concern.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
The game unfolds more like an interactive movie than a video game, with the player needing to select the right direction of the controller and hit the action button in time to survive threats like giant skeletal hands or collapsing bridges.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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“More like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20like. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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