1
as in almost
very close to but not completely
the lot is 16 acres more or less
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2
as in pretty
to some degree or extent
most couples in the survey said that they were more or less happy in their marriage
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3
as in approximately
close to but not exactly
the box weighs 60 pounds more or less
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Recent Examples of more or less
But automotive experts have told CNN that’s more or less a pipe dream.
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Digimon are basically digital Pokemon, more or less, though not part of that franchise.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Crumbling Math Of Gas Taxes For a century, state gas taxes have been a quiet workhorse of American infrastructure funding—easy to administer, difficult to avoid, and more or less tied to actual road use.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The innings come and go, as does the sound of a local radio personality (the movie’s set in the 1990s, more or less) voiced by legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Digimon are basically digital Pokemon, more or less, though not part of that franchise.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Crumbling Math Of Gas Taxes For a century, state gas taxes have been a quiet workhorse of American infrastructure funding—easy to administer, difficult to avoid, and more or less tied to actual road use.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The innings come and go, as does the sound of a local radio personality (the movie’s set in the 1990s, more or less) voiced by legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for more or less
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Located on the corner of Via della Spiga and Via Manzoni, a few steps away from the Emporio Armani store and the Armani Hotel, the almost 4,900-square-foot boutique is housed inside a 19th-century Art Nouveau building under the purview of the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Müller’s central argument has been that populism should primarily be defined as a movement in which a leader claims to represent a silenced or forgotten—and almost always exclusionary—majority.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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My rhythm, as far as my jump shot, felt pretty good.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2025
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CinemaCon is pretty much that but for four days and all while surrounded by slot machines and theater owners.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Semi-Final Exit: A team reaching the Semi-Finals could accumulate approximately $49.675 million, considering victories in all prior stages.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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This is particularly true in the Red Hook neighborhood directly adjacent to the Terminal, which has seen approximately 560 units of housing created over the last decade, 2% of which qualify as affordable.—
Dan Goldman,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
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There’s practically nothing that his Catholic foes, still smarting at the Church of England’s rejection of papal authority, won’t believe about the man who helped engineer the schism so that Henry (Damian Lewis) could divorce his first wife as part of his ongoing quest to beget a male heir.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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Dong Ting Noodle Find chili in practically every dish at Dong Ting Noodle, but diners still add the delectable house chili paste offered at every table.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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There are few experiences that encapsulate the magic of New York City quite like seeing a Broadway show.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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After Thieriot talks a bit about next Friday’s episode (which finds Station 42 responding to an accident at a ski resort, and with which Mother Nature did not quite cooperate), the topic turns to the roller coaster that is the Bode/Gabriela (Stephanie Arcila) romance.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Apr. 2025
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In fact, Britain’s Ministry of Defence, in common with other analysts, assesses Russia’s rate of advance to have been in steady decline for six months, from about 730 square kilometers captured in November last year to just 143 last month.—
Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ideally, most types of grass can get by with about a tenth of an inch of rain per day.—
Renny Vandewege,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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At least 218 people have been declared dead since Tuesday, with nearly 300 others sustaining injuries, including fractures to the skull, pelvis, and femur from being struck by falling concrete.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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Cabot Creamery is recalling nearly 1,700 pounds of its Extra Creamy Premium Butter (Sea Salted) due to elevated levels of coliform bacteria, according to a notice from the FDA.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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But if Trump lowers them through negotiations relatively quickly, the worst-case scenario can be avoided.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Eventually, the relatively small investment saw a huge spike in value.—
Rodolfo Delgado,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/more%20or%20less. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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