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Recent Examples of merely
But also, as merely hoped for, OBAA had a strong second week with $42 million globally.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
Even the most well-meaning fans can be fickle and entitled at times, especially when someone else’s emotions are viewed merely as a means of accessing, or escaping, their own.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
An arrest is merely an accusation, and Sanchez should be considered innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The director’s approach is coolly distant and underpowered; even scenes of bloody battle in the ring feel merely informational.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
Even the most well-meaning fans can be fickle and entitled at times, especially when someone else’s emotions are viewed merely as a means of accessing, or escaping, their own.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
An arrest is merely an accusation, and Sanchez should be considered innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The director’s approach is coolly distant and underpowered; even scenes of bloody battle in the ring feel merely informational.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merely
Adverb
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After hours, a barista will usher you into Say Less Speakeasy, a lofty bar and lounge hidden behind an unassuming bookshelf just past the café register.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Other parts of the country are nearing their peak, like northeastern Washington, central Oregon, eastern Montana, most of North Dakota, just over half of Michigan, as well as a large portion of Upstate New York.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Social media spaces are increasingly closed and personalized; where random Twitter figures could bring their ideas to the president in 2018, now only the most manic — Loomer, the MAGA legal figure Mike Davis — cut through, and benefit.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Numbers provided by Cincinnati Public Schools show that the school district had 4,326 homeless students last year, representing a 77% increase from a decade prior, despite total student enrollment increasing by only 538 students over the same period of time.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But the department is not behaving like an agency that is simply winding down.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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The conversion to an all-seater venue six years earlier had simply involved bolting bucket seats on to the existing shallow terraces.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Merely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merely. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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