more like
phrase
: 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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Their stomachs function more like large, expandable bags rather than tight muscular containers.
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Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The experience feels less like touring a luxury property and more like being welcomed into someone’s home—the atmosphere the team set out to create.
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Tia Lovisa Moreira,
Travel + Leisure,
2 July 2026
In real life, friendships tend to end more like a candle that gradually reaches the end of its wick.
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Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
2 July 2026
Imagine infrastructure that behaves less like static software and more like adaptive biological defense.
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Akhilesh Sharma,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The experience feels less like touring a luxury property and more like being welcomed into someone’s home—the atmosphere the team set out to create.
—
Tia Lovisa Moreira,
Travel + Leisure,
2 July 2026
In real life, friendships tend to end more like a candle that gradually reaches the end of its wick.
—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
2 July 2026
Imagine infrastructure that behaves less like static software and more like adaptive biological defense.
—
Akhilesh Sharma,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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“More like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20like. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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