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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Its bedrock appeal has always been its depiction of a more or less happy family struggling to get by while running a Jersey Shore burger joint.
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David Faris, TheWeek, 22 May 2026
Ever since Louis Malle’s masterful Lacombe Lucien was lambasted by critics during its 1974 release, more or less pushing Malle into artistic self-exile in the years that followed, French cinema has generally shied away from stories dealing with Nazi collaborators.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
That didn’t happen, but now there’s reportedly a new idea being floated around that could see Trump help that relationship, more or less.
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Teaching that method looks, more or less, like Karpathy’s new job.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 May 2026
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David Faris, TheWeek, 22 May 2026
Ever since Louis Malle’s masterful Lacombe Lucien was lambasted by critics during its 1974 release, more or less pushing Malle into artistic self-exile in the years that followed, French cinema has generally shied away from stories dealing with Nazi collaborators.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
That didn’t happen, but now there’s reportedly a new idea being floated around that could see Trump help that relationship, more or less.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 20 May 2026
Teaching that method looks, more or less, like Karpathy’s new job.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 May 2026
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20or%20less. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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