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Recent Examples of merely
And not merely because of Fan Fest on the grounds of the National World War I Museum and Memorial, where nearly 150,000 had been scanned in over the last few weeks.
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Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
The same habits shape syllabi, theatre histories, catalogues, footnotes—the professional instinct that makes one document serious and another merely interesting.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Long-form, famously practiced by the masterful TJ Jagodowski and David Pasquesi (coming soon to the Goodman Theatre), features performers who can spin one line of dialogue, or merely a location, into a spontaneous hour.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
In other words, the spat wasn’t merely about sales or creativity.
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Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
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Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
The same habits shape syllabi, theatre histories, catalogues, footnotes—the professional instinct that makes one document serious and another merely interesting.
—
Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Long-form, famously practiced by the masterful TJ Jagodowski and David Pasquesi (coming soon to the Goodman Theatre), features performers who can spin one line of dialogue, or merely a location, into a spontaneous hour.
—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
In other words, the spat wasn’t merely about sales or creativity.
—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for merely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merely
Adverb
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Like Eastern, the airline promised passengers that if a flight was full, the shuttle would roll out a second plane – even for just one passenger.
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As the four-day event continues today, Wednesday, June 24 through Friday, June 26, there’s no better time to snag the latest deals that just launched on site.
Adverb
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Panama coach Thomas Christiansen lamented a new World Cup rule that has left his team mathematically eliminated before their final Group L game, with today's clash against England offering only a chance to claw back some pride.
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Olympic gold medalist Arisa Trew secured her second winning result of the weekend with a switch McTwist — a 540-degree twist taking off from her opposite side while grabbing the middle of the board — during women’s vert best trick, which featured a field of athletes averaging only 16 1/2 years old.
Adverb
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Those challenges remind us that what some once viewed as threatening, others saw simply as a happy family that did not look like most others.
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Rubin suggests parents emphasize the idea that having or doing everything is simply not possible, even for adults.
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“Merely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merely. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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