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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Hundreds of billions of dollars have been poured into the buildout, and not just into AI labs and models, but data centers, semiconductor chips, and so on. — Yerbol Orynbayev, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026 Yet as related here in the low-key delivery of someone who not just survived but lived to be 101 years old, Jaku was able to enjoy the love, peace, contentment and security he was denied in his youth. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 For Thorpe, renewing this proposition of difference doesn’t necessarily mean more athletes, but more compelling athletes stories instead, where the players have influence and creative input — not just a standard sponsorship. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 Disrupting plaque all day, not just morning and night, lowers the inflammatory load dentists tie to systemic disease. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 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 4 Oct. 2026.

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