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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Flaherty was more or less dominant all of last season, netting 194 strikeouts across 164.0 innings and finishing with a 3.17 ERA.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Now, with the rat population more or less in check, Ducatez and other scientists want to understand how the ecosystem and its native inhabitants, like crabs and seabirds, respond to their removal.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
The rest of the night went more or less smoothly, with a mix of expected and surprise winners.
—Stephanie Goodman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Both will cover the same events, more or less, showing them from the point of view of their respective characters.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Now, with the rat population more or less in check, Ducatez and other scientists want to understand how the ecosystem and its native inhabitants, like crabs and seabirds, respond to their removal.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
The rest of the night went more or less smoothly, with a mix of expected and surprise winners.
—Stephanie Goodman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Both will cover the same events, more or less, showing them from the point of view of their respective characters.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 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 Jan. 2025.
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