not merely
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—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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According to Renaud Laplanche, the veteran entrepreneur and CEO of the fintech unicorn Upgrade, this debt crisis is not merely an economic fluke but a direct result of a banking industry that has historically failed its customers.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
But Morès deserves to be recognized as a father of fascism not merely for having applied the old metaphor of the fasces to a new hierarchical order, characterizing it as an interclass panacea.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The risks are not merely theoretical.
—Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health served as an active partner, not merely a recipient.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
But Morès deserves to be recognized as a father of fascism not merely for having applied the old metaphor of the fasces to a new hierarchical order, characterizing it as an interclass panacea.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The risks are not merely theoretical.
—Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health served as an active partner, not merely a recipient.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Not merely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20merely. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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