not just

phrase

used to say that one thing is true and that another thing is also true
She's not just my friend, she's my lawyer.

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The goal was to test whether a recreational sport like soccer could be used not just in a lab or university setting, but in community leagues and grassroots programs where people already gather. Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 14 July 2026 The ticks are moving not just into previously colder climates, which are now becoming friendlier to them, but south into warmer ones. Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 Even more recently, Yann LeCun started Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI), a company betting the farm on the notion that the real future of AI systems is in models that interact with the physical world (or at least simulate it), not just language. ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 But these days, caring about a reality show’s outcome is not just a matter of standom. Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for not just

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“Not just.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20just. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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