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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This ambient folk album from a fixture of the UK underground uses minimalist instrumentation—little more than Roberston’s luminescent voice and brittle acoustic guitar—for maximalist feeling.
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Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
The metaverse was a squishy concept, pitched to a populace that had just emerged from Covid lockdowns and wanted little more than to be around other humans offline, in real life.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
As an even whiter, emptier canvas that's little more than a flat bed topped with a skeletal, open-air single-person cab, the IMV Origin could inspire even more solutions and configurations.
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
Keeping his fanboy origins a secret, Matthew manipulates his way into Oliver’s inner circle using little more than flattery and an understanding of social-media-age mores.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
The metaverse was a squishy concept, pitched to a populace that had just emerged from Covid lockdowns and wanted little more than to be around other humans offline, in real life.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
As an even whiter, emptier canvas that's little more than a flat bed topped with a skeletal, open-air single-person cab, the IMV Origin could inspire even more solutions and configurations.
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
Keeping his fanboy origins a secret, Matthew manipulates his way into Oliver’s inner circle using little more than flattery and an understanding of social-media-age mores.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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