Less
Less adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Out of and less are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Out of" instead a preposition "Less".
Out of
Out of adverb - Motivated by.
Less and out of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Less" instead a preposition phrase "Out of".
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Both terms in one sentence
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Out of Focus: While Yukari is the deuteragonist of the story, she appears less and less as the story goes on and the focus is more the physics and parallel worlds.
Source: Manga / Murasakiiro No Qualia -
Her relying on it less and less is one of the signs that Anna is succeeding in coaxing her out of her shell.
Source: Security Blanket -
Mac's brother Terrence has also been appearing much less after the series premiere, and he appeared in a total of just 11 out of 79 episodes.
Source: Out of Focus
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Out of or Less. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/less/out_of.
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