More than and Over-

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More than adjective - (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree.

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Over- and more than are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Over-" with "More than", this phrases are similar.

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More than and over- are semantically related. You can use "More than" instead a preposition phrase "Over-".

One of the characters retells as a dream one of the most random and over-the-top scenes in the movies, which he dismisses as an alternate reality — there's more than a hint of a Take That, too.

Source: Literature / Night Watch
Magical Project S starts off as an over-the-top parody of Magical Girls and stays that way for more than half the series.

Source: Cerebus Rollercoaster
Many animated shows, especially Japanese ones, have a habit of giving a character (sometimes more than one) an over-sized forehead.

Source: Forehead of Doom

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