not merely

phrase

—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.

Examples of not merely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Citizenship is not merely a legal status or cultural inheritance, two civics scholars argue in this essay. — Trygve Throntveit, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026

The application must be received by the early voting clerk by the deadline, not merely postmarked. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

The suit calls not merely for reinstatement of access that has already been impacted, but for a broad injunction that would protect from retaliation every news outlet that covers the White House -- now, and in the future. — Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

To cross them was to risk vanishing—not merely from the screen, but from the collective story America told about itself. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for not merely

• cavalierly
• austerely
• severely
• sincerely
• clearly
• dearly
• nearly
• queerly
• yearly