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as in only
for nothing other than
the scholarships are awarded simply on the basis of merit uninterested in food, she eats simply to keep alive
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Recent Examples of simply
Some on the Facebook fan page had questioned whether General Mills simply bought La Tiara to eliminate a potential competitor.
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
River cruises offer a different kind of voyage — one that trades mass tourism for meaningful exploration, steering into hidden coves, remote villages and unspoiled waterways that larger vessels simply can't reach.
—Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
In the comments, Behr simply responded with three red hearts.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
The one problem negotiators didn’t seem to consider is that many countries would simply choose not to participate in the market.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
River cruises offer a different kind of voyage — one that trades mass tourism for meaningful exploration, steering into hidden coves, remote villages and unspoiled waterways that larger vessels simply can't reach.
—Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
In the comments, Behr simply responded with three red hearts.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
The one problem negotiators didn’t seem to consider is that many countries would simply choose not to participate in the market.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simply
Adverb
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Not only is her delivery hilarious, but having Forest Whitaker’s daughter play an unabashed Hollywood nepo baby is a sly bit of meta casting that pays off big time here.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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The novel draws on the harrowing testimony of survivors and asks questions not only about the conflicting goals of justice, truth and reconciliation, but also about how one lives with the knowledge of crimes against humanity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Leaders in Congress agreed and sent out armadas of patriot privateers to do just that, plundering British shipping around the Atlantic rim and forcing Royal Navy warships to redeploy to convoy duty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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There are also just more bears these days.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The United States Supreme Court this week is considering the crucial constitutional argument of whether the president has the power to levy tariffs on foreign goods, or whether any such taxes on American consumers and businesses are purely in the purview of the Congress.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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Here, however, Makowsky examines a purely ignoble figure who feels entitled without accomplishing a thing.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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But the bailout merely delayed the inevitable.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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And the action ranges from dueling card tricks to the kind of honest-to-God fights that merely serve to remind us that balletic action films really are magic tricks.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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But going into markets relying solely on territory pre-sales alone — once the norm at AFM — is today a rarity, with most packages having some financing already in place to mitigate risk — and jitters.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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As part of the newsroom, all Alyssa’s work and coverage decisions are overseen solely by Journal Sentinel editors.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Mamdani has also embraced the world of podcasters and influencers, recently hosting a news conference exclusively for content creators that his campaign said was aimed at reaching new and less politically engaged audiences, according to NBC News.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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This major holiday sale, exclusively for members of Sephora’s Beauty Insider program, is also an exciting time of the year for beauty-lovers looking to save on products that rarely go on sale, including Dyson hair styling tools.—
Tim Chan,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Simply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simply. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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