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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In fact, there was a feeling that world football lacked not merely great teams, but great players.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Henderson used sconces and a bold chandelier from Blueprint Lighting not merely for brightness, but as sculptural statements throughout the house.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
Each item is intimately tied to the library space, reinforcing Assouline’s belief that a library is not merely a room but a sanctuary for ideas, aesthetics, and meaningful objects.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
The ancestral storytelling that follows is not merely aesthetic, but also reshapes emotional access.
—Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Henderson used sconces and a bold chandelier from Blueprint Lighting not merely for brightness, but as sculptural statements throughout the house.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
Each item is intimately tied to the library space, reinforcing Assouline’s belief that a library is not merely a room but a sanctuary for ideas, aesthetics, and meaningful objects.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
The ancestral storytelling that follows is not merely aesthetic, but also reshapes emotional access.
—Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 3 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 13 Oct. 2025.
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