little more than
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: 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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When, little more than two years ago, OpenAI released its more advanced language model at the time, GPT-4, many researchers complained about the lack of information on how the model was created.
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Federico Guerrini, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
For decades, Charles Burnett’s best film was little more than a rumor.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
For two years, the song remained little more than a rough iPhone recording, some scribbles, and a vivid memory of a dream.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
Initially, many of these factories functioned as little more than exploitative sweatshops in which desperate young women sewed clothes for as little as five cents an hour (roughly $1 in 2025 dollars).
— Made By History, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
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Federico Guerrini, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
For decades, Charles Burnett’s best film was little more than a rumor.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
For two years, the song remained little more than a rough iPhone recording, some scribbles, and a vivid memory of a dream.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
Initially, many of these factories functioned as little more than exploitative sweatshops in which desperate young women sewed clothes for as little as five cents an hour (roughly $1 in 2025 dollars).
— Made By History, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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