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.

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The resort management has doubled down on making sure every guest feels part of the Eau family, a destination more like home than a hotel. —Paula Conway, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024

Granholm said Congress should start looking at the grid more like highways and other big infrastructure projects that lawmakers are frequently willing to fund. —Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024

In the current era, the number is more like eight to 12 and seems to be dropping. —Costas Panagopoulos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024

Quarterback Jalen Hurts looked much more like himself and running back Saquon Barkley continued his dynamic start to life in Philadelphia, but those positives were overshadowed by a Barkley dropped pass late in the game which inadvertently led to the Falcons’ late comeback. —Ben Morse, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024