not just

idiom

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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CEOs across the market have been talking about the need to defend diversity, but in the least, update DEI programs — not just for legal reasons, but to reflect this moment in the country. Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025 Recruiters are contending with a population that’s not just unenthusiastic but incapable. Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 Flaherty was ranked as the No. 10 free agent on The Athletic’s Free Agent Big Board, a byproduct not just of a bounce-back season but of being the best starter (not named Roki Sasaki) available in free agency who had not yet seen his 30th birthday. Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025 Soldiers and the government alike say any new advances will require not just equipment and ammunition, but significant manpower that the country lacks. Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025 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 8 Feb. 2025.

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