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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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For me, the in-seat service coupled with a bus attendant offering snacks and hot towels made the journey feel more like a movie theater experience than a commute. —

Aaraf Adam, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2025 In an Instagram announcement that plays more like a horror film teaser, Lady Gaga has revealed that her new studio album – her seventh – will be titled Mayhem and be released March 7. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025 Yet Ariel soon grows concerned that Moretti’s servants and sycophants on his massive swath of remote land act more like cult members than superfans and, of course, dark secrets await. —

William Earl, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025 This felt more like a double-blind scam with Doogie Howser pulling the strings. —

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