more of
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—used to say that one way of describing a person or thing is better or more accurate than another
It's more of a guess than an estimate.
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Dacia sold more than 100,000 first and second-generation Dusters in Britain, but the latest third-generation car is even more of a hit.
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Perhaps, with time, more of society, too, will learn to adapt to the shifting status of women and men.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
But more of the players picked in those slots (8, 9, 10) have been busts (at least 14 of them) or merely average players than All Stars.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
But her company, Goop, has become more of a place to buy $900 jersey dresses and titanium cooking pans.
—Marisa Meltzer, ARTnews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Perhaps, with time, more of society, too, will learn to adapt to the shifting status of women and men.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
But more of the players picked in those slots (8, 9, 10) have been busts (at least 14 of them) or merely average players than All Stars.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
But her company, Goop, has become more of a place to buy $900 jersey dresses and titanium cooking pans.
—Marisa Meltzer, ARTnews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“More of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20of. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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