not merely

phrase

—used to say that one thing is true and that another thing is also true

He was not merely a great baseball player, he was also a great person.

Examples of not merely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, architects such as Antoni Gaudí began studying skeletal anatomy not merely for adornment, but as the actual framework for buildings. — Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026

Driving, therefore, is not merely about rear window ethics, but about rearview mirror and windshield diplomacy. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Citizenship is not merely a legal status or cultural inheritance, two civics scholars argue in this essay. — Trygve Throntveit, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026

The application must be received by the early voting clerk by the deadline, not merely postmarked. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for not merely

• cavalierly
• austerely
• severely
• sincerely
• clearly
• dearly
• nearly
• queerly
• yearly