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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
Natural Aging The good news is that sometimes, a few dropped leaves in springtime is simply natural aging and nothing to be alarmed about.
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Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
The stadium staff at every level are simply wonderful and always so welcoming.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Put simply, prices must fall still further in these metros for shoppers to cover the monthly nut.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Mythos is not simply good at finding vulnerabilities, Graham said, but also at chaining them together into complicated exploits that can be devastating hacking tools.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
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Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
The stadium staff at every level are simply wonderful and always so welcoming.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Put simply, prices must fall still further in these metros for shoppers to cover the monthly nut.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Mythos is not simply good at finding vulnerabilities, Graham said, but also at chaining them together into complicated exploits that can be devastating hacking tools.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simply
Adverb
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On the surface, things seem more fluid in America, but that is only the surface.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Alabama offers only the auto loan deduction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Slow it down just enough to map the next step clearly.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Limited production, self-distribution, and low visibility can all play a role, and without intentional effort to build demand and relationships, their wines can remain just as absent from local lists.—
Maryam Ahmed,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Rather than learning purely from real-world trial and error, these systems absorb the rules of physics through simulation, practicing in digital environments where failure is cheap and fast.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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From a purely political standpoint, none of the sextet scored some point that will reverberate enough to change the dynamics of the campaign.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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On many systems, deleting them merely removes their addresses from a registry, freeing the space to be overwritten.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Department of Justice later clarified that the man had been let go right away and that Yu merely failed to promptly tell the court.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Still, Manning believes responsibility doesn’t fall solely on educators.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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One of the ways Wilkins hoped to get there was getting out of the wet Oregon weather and focusing solely on training in the year leading up to the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Chloe Kelly Almost exclusively used as a super-sub but Kelly’s track record of delivering huge moments makes her one of England’s key players.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Hatosy will star in Yes, Chef, a two-episode immersive audio romance for audio erotica app Quinn, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively announce.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Simply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simply. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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