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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And this happened not just here but in Canada, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand. . . .
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David Remnick, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
The raises approved by the council — not just at the LAPD, but in nearly every city agency — are a huge reason leaders are looking at eliminating hundreds of unfilled city jobs.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
One of Modi’s successes has been not just to trounce the Congress Party but also to persuade people that the party has weakened India and emasculated its Hindus.
—Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Bergmann said that suggests that crisis teams have become a community resource for many, not just an emergency service for people who need to be connected to intensive levels of inpatient care.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
That effect spills over not just to the tax charges but to all of the fraud charges in this case.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Things that puncture not just plastic bags but human skin and flesh.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
When did Hank Aaron break the home run record
Of course, 715 was not just another number to be broken.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Concerns are growing not just in the U.S. but also in Europe and Mexico that China will seek to bolster its own struggling economy with a wave of exports that could undercut factories overseas.
—Christopher Rugaber, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
David Remnick, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
The raises approved by the council — not just at the LAPD, but in nearly every city agency — are a huge reason leaders are looking at eliminating hundreds of unfilled city jobs.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
One of Modi’s successes has been not just to trounce the Congress Party but also to persuade people that the party has weakened India and emasculated its Hindus.
—Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Bergmann said that suggests that crisis teams have become a community resource for many, not just an emergency service for people who need to be connected to intensive levels of inpatient care.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
That effect spills over not just to the tax charges but to all of the fraud charges in this case.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Things that puncture not just plastic bags but human skin and flesh.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
When did Hank Aaron break the home run record
Of course, 715 was not just another number to be broken.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Concerns are growing not just in the U.S. but also in Europe and Mexico that China will seek to bolster its own struggling economy with a wave of exports that could undercut factories overseas.
—Christopher Rugaber, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Not just.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20just. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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