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
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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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The airline plans to more or less shut down if its pilots do a work stoppage as union negotiations come to a head.
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 10 Sep. 2024
In both states, the percentage who are not sure of their Senate vote has decreased by four points, with Democratic and Republican candidates in each race gaining more or less equally.
—Kabir Khanna, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2024
But the rate of transfers to the hospital here is only three persons per thousand, more or less.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
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Slicing huge cruise ships in half, then welding in an extra segment to lengthen them, is more or less a license to print money for cruise operators – so this 'jumboization' surgery is becoming very common.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2024
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 10 Sep. 2024
In both states, the percentage who are not sure of their Senate vote has decreased by four points, with Democratic and Republican candidates in each race gaining more or less equally.
—Kabir Khanna, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2024
But the rate of transfers to the hospital here is only three persons per thousand, more or less.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Silversea Cruises View 4 Images View gallery - 4 images
Slicing huge cruise ships in half, then welding in an extra segment to lengthen them, is more or less a license to print money for cruise operators – so this 'jumboization' surgery is becoming very common.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2024
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20or%20less. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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