little more than
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: 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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One described the work as boring, little more than copying and pasting bank account info between scammers and motorcades.
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Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
The latter relegates you to little more than an order taker.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Veleno, a fourth-line center acquired by Chicago from Detroit in the Petr Mrázek trade at the deadline, was a possible buyout candidate, and still could be, if this proves to be little more than a cap dump for the Kraken.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 21 June 2025
That said, there’s something to be said for a cheesy shark movie, even the ones that are little more than Jaws rip-offs.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 21 June 2025
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Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
The latter relegates you to little more than an order taker.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Veleno, a fourth-line center acquired by Chicago from Detroit in the Petr Mrázek trade at the deadline, was a possible buyout candidate, and still could be, if this proves to be little more than a cap dump for the Kraken.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 21 June 2025
That said, there’s something to be said for a cheesy shark movie, even the ones that are little more than Jaws rip-offs.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 21 June 2025
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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