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more or less

ADVERB
approximately
Synonyms
WEAK
about almost around ballpark figure bordering on circa close to in the ballpark in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about not far from not quite on average relatively roughly thereabouts very close

Example Sentences

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Ranging from complete cartoons to more or less fully realized humans, they don’t all fit together perfectly, and so nominally emotional moments don’t necessarily register as such.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Nonetheless, that is more or less what has happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

That meant the engines operated at more or less half power through there.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I don’t know if Justin Trudeau is more or less likely to get back into elected politics once he’s married or if he gets married, but some people may think so.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Brian had more or less arrowed the plane into the water—through the trees and down—and it was a miracle that he hadn’t been killed.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen