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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
Put simply, Musk would be using one incredibly pricey stock to buy another of the same genre.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Rather than simply advocating for preservation, the organization is working directly with property owners to better understand what obstacles stand in the way of restoring some of Hollywood’s most recognizable landmarks.
—Daily News, 20 June 2026
After beating Australia in Seattle on Friday afternoon, the Americans simply needed Paraguay to draw with Turkey at Levi’s Stadium on Friday night to secure a spot in Santa Clara on July 1 as a group winner.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
Each year, taking 31 students to Poland for the March of the Living, a global initiative that brings thousands of Jewish teens to Holocaust sites, is not simply another school trip.
—Rabbi Evan Susman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Rather than simply advocating for preservation, the organization is working directly with property owners to better understand what obstacles stand in the way of restoring some of Hollywood’s most recognizable landmarks.
—Daily News, 20 June 2026
After beating Australia in Seattle on Friday afternoon, the Americans simply needed Paraguay to draw with Turkey at Levi’s Stadium on Friday night to secure a spot in Santa Clara on July 1 as a group winner.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
Each year, taking 31 students to Poland for the March of the Living, a global initiative that brings thousands of Jewish teens to Holocaust sites, is not simply another school trip.
—Rabbi Evan Susman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simply
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But a federal appeals court reversed that decision, ruling the Voting Rights Act can only be enforced by the federal government and not through lawsuits brought by individual voters or groups.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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In 1908 a significant court ruling determined that only those born to Parsi fathers are recognized by the state as Parsi, laying the groundwork for more than a century of exclusion.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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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.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
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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.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
24 June 2026
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Patients who once flew to Turkey purely for the price break now arrive with detailed clinic short lists, surgeon credentials in hand and questions about aftercare protocols.—
Ascend Agency,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
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Nobody travels to matches, paints their face, or organizes a game-day event purely for the final score of a single game.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 June 2026
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For starters, bright colors inject visibility – not merely for players looking to find each other amid the chaos of a World Cup match, but also for brands looking to draw the gazes of millions of onlooking fans towards their logo.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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To give a concrete example, doubling sequence length from 32 tokens to 64 tokens does not merely double the computational cost for a transformer but rather quadruples it.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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For years, the industry was dominated solely by Disney, then Pixar and later Dreamworks Animation.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Because these worldviews frequently arrive at different conclusions, obviously on the polar opposite of each other, Christians don’t see Pride Nights as solely a political debate, but a theological one as well.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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In short, substrate independence is the notion that mind and consciousness need not be limited exclusively to biological brains.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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America's Next Top Model cycle 15 and returning all-star contestant Kayla Ferrel Onder speaks to EW exclusively about her experience on the show.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
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“Simply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simply. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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