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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If there are more like Carlotto on the horizon––and there will be––I, for one, couldn’t be happier.
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John Mariani, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
An honor like this feels more like a big encouragement.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
So the matchup of Romero vs. Encarnacion on Tuesday was more like a regular-season confrontation.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Game three will be more like a cross between Minecraft and Civilization, with building and the ability to take over towns and trade with other players.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
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John Mariani, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
An honor like this feels more like a big encouragement.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
So the matchup of Romero vs. Encarnacion on Tuesday was more like a regular-season confrontation.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Game three will be more like a cross between Minecraft and Civilization, with building and the ability to take over towns and trade with other players.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
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“More like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20like. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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