(all) the more so
idiom
—used to say why something (such as an attribute or quality) applies to a greater degree or extent
The play was impressive—(all) the more so because the students had written it themselves.
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But all the more so in the churning times — as is evident in examples good and bad all over.
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
The pressure on him to perform, as a result, is much higher — all the more so if Marner remains without a contract extension.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
And even among Iraq’s Shia, the pro-Tehran position is heavily contested—all the more so, surely, now that the region’s balance of power has shifted away from Iran.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Soft tissue turned to glass marks a strange and striking find, all the more so because the conversion to glass, a process known as vitrification, rarely happens in nature.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
The pressure on him to perform, as a result, is much higher — all the more so if Marner remains without a contract extension.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
And even among Iraq’s Shia, the pro-Tehran position is heavily contested—all the more so, surely, now that the region’s balance of power has shifted away from Iran.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Soft tissue turned to glass marks a strange and striking find, all the more so because the conversion to glass, a process known as vitrification, rarely happens in nature.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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“(all) the more so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28all%29%20the%20more%20so. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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