all the more

idiom

: even more
The fact that they'd written the play themselves made it all the more impressive.

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Recent Examples on the Web The potential change in strategy also comes as Republicans have lost seats in the House, making impeachment all the more unlikely. Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024 The minimum relative humidity will also remain at about 10 to 15%, the service said, a combination of factors that makes wildfire outbreaks all the more likely. Li Cohen, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024 The simplicity of a sushi chef ’s tool kit is all the more striking here, given the monetary value of what Kanesaka-san is about to produce using just a pair of knives, a yukata rolling mat, and a towel to dab his fingers. Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2024 That’s all the more reason to arrive as early as possible, when shops put out the newest items. Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024 Such a combination of fallibility and hyper-exposure seems like all the more reason to celebrate the enduring and deeply human bravery of live performance. Marc Hogan, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2024 Now, that's clearly a drubbing for Haley, no question, and makes Trump's renomination seem all the more inevitable heading into Super Tuesday next week, when more than a dozen states vote. Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2024 Survivors still taking out the garbage for trash collection day and bored, frustrated teens texting each other provide scenarios that make the show all the more terrifying for their depiction of realism in the face of early days of disaster. Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024 The gap is made all the more consequential by Biden’s inability to secure passage of a massive tranche of additional U.S. aid to Ukraine, which congressional Republicans have blocked for months. Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024

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“All the more.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20the%20more. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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