not merely
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—used to say that one thing is true and that another thing is also true
He was not merely a great baseball player, he was also a great person.
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The time is now for decision makers throughout the automotive ecosystem to position their organizations to not merely adapt but thrive in their industry’s accelerated adoption of AI.
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Max Cheng, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
There’s also a more dramatic thread running throughout the storytelling, acknowledging that for women, dating is not merely hard work, but also an inherently risky, if not outright dangerous, proposition.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
This horrific attack serves as a sobering reminder: Antisemitism is not merely rhetoric.
—Durrell Watkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025
At the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Hungary is not merely participating, it is being celebrated as the fest’s official country of honor.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 8 June 2025
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Max Cheng, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
There’s also a more dramatic thread running throughout the storytelling, acknowledging that for women, dating is not merely hard work, but also an inherently risky, if not outright dangerous, proposition.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
This horrific attack serves as a sobering reminder: Antisemitism is not merely rhetoric.
—Durrell Watkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025
At the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Hungary is not merely participating, it is being celebrated as the fest’s official country of honor.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 8 June 2025
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“Not merely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20merely. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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