little more than
idiom
: not much more than (something) : only slightly more than (something)
They ate little more than ice cream and hot dogs all day.
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One of the most effectively frightening gags in the movie is little more than an actor in ghoulish makeup tunneling under a bedsheet.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025
The company’s network of agents, many of whom start with little more than drive and a laptop, can earn tens of thousands in monthly residuals through the support GPS provides.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 29 July 2025
In its lowest position, the base serves as a lens cover, and the overall size is 8 inches high by 3.7 inches in diameter, with the supporting arm adding another 0.75 inch over the span of a little more than an inch.
—PC Magazine, 29 July 2025
One-third of MAID prescriptions sit on nightstands, serving as little more than peace-of-mind for the ill people who requested them.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025
The company’s network of agents, many of whom start with little more than drive and a laptop, can earn tens of thousands in monthly residuals through the support GPS provides.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 29 July 2025
In its lowest position, the base serves as a lens cover, and the overall size is 8 inches high by 3.7 inches in diameter, with the supporting arm adding another 0.75 inch over the span of a little more than an inch.
—PC Magazine, 29 July 2025
One-third of MAID prescriptions sit on nightstands, serving as little more than peace-of-mind for the ill people who requested them.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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