more like

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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.

Examples of more like in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the doses aren't necessarily ready to ship: the stockpile is more like a warehouse of vaccine components targeting different strains of H5N1, rather than a storage facility for final shots. —

Alice Park, TIME, 27 June 2024 As an action-horror hybrid, however, Day One feels more like an ambitious indie than a summer studio movie, and its downbeat tone leaves an unexpectedly glum comedown. —

Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 June 2024 Rather than a series, this two-part documentary is more like a pair of movies looking at the life and career of Steve Martin. —

Angela Watercutter Wired Staff, WIRED, 25 June 2024 The Future Making computer chips act more like brain cells Flexible organic circuits might someday hook right into your head. —

Big Think, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for more like

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