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 problem is, their strong chemical bonds mean PFAS can linger in the environment more or less indefinitely, raising health problems for the animals and humans who consume them – which is basically everyone now.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2025
Before the Big Game became the centerpiece of today’s sanitized spectacle, the networks more or less trafficked in vice.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Feb. 2025
All of her characters were pursued, lusted after and more or less left wanting.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Catch up quick: The buyout offer entitles federal employees to stop working more or less immediately and continue to be paid through Sept. 30.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2025
Before the Big Game became the centerpiece of today’s sanitized spectacle, the networks more or less trafficked in vice.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Feb. 2025
All of her characters were pursued, lusted after and more or less left wanting.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Catch up quick: The buyout offer entitles federal employees to stop working more or less immediately and continue to be paid through Sept. 30.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20or%20less. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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