not merely
idiom
—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.
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The net result of such rulings is not merely an affirming of presidential discretion, but a dramatic expansion of presidential power.
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James Sample, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
The long-odds necessity, at this late hour, of rejecting Mamdani is thus not merely a municipal judgment for the Big Apple.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Even so, del Toro has not merely concocted another Whale of a tale.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
The eRC is truly a micro-camper built to fit aboard a highly unlikely camper base vehicle in the Model 3, not merely a fancy rooftop tent.
—New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2025
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James Sample, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
The long-odds necessity, at this late hour, of rejecting Mamdani is thus not merely a municipal judgment for the Big Apple.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Even so, del Toro has not merely concocted another Whale of a tale.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
The eRC is truly a micro-camper built to fit aboard a highly unlikely camper base vehicle in the Model 3, not merely a fancy rooftop tent.
—New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not merely
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“Not merely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20merely. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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