little more than

idiom

: not much more than (something) : only slightly more than (something)
They ate little more than ice cream and hot dogs all day.

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Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities. John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025 Maybe Rosaline will resurface in Season 3, but until then, her character is little more than a convenient pitstop in Season 2, Part 2 — more product placement than plot development. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025 Without an indictment, and the evidence supporting it, we're left with little more than presumptions. Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 For nearly half a century, this shark existed as little more than a footnote in ichthyology. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for little more than

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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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