more or less
adverb
1
: to a varying or undetermined extent or degree : somewhat
they were more or less willing to help
2
: with small variations : approximately
contains 16 acres more or less
Examples of more or less in a Sentence
the lot is 16 acres more or less
most couples in the survey said that they were more or less happy in their marriage
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Some of these options are even more or less beachfront, while First Cabin will be several blocks from the beach.
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Will McGough, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The instrument has to be relearned, more or less, each time the model is trained on a new dataset.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Attanasio, however, said the Brewers’ early elimination was more or less a financial wash.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
For the moment, the two sides appear to be more or less on the same page.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2025
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Will McGough, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The instrument has to be relearned, more or less, each time the model is trained on a new dataset.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Attanasio, however, said the Brewers’ early elimination was more or less a financial wash.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
For the moment, the two sides appear to be more or less on the same page.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2025
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20or%20less. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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