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Recent Examples of merely
Shift Dress Tuckernuck’s Jackie Dress is a tweed shift with a neckline and silhouette that feel genuinely timeless rather than merely retro.
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Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
Torras says that most households will absorb the consequences, even those with merely adequate credit.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 2 May 2026
By focusing on the ihram, which is a garment produced and discarded in massive volumes, the commission is not merely addressing a waste problem.
—Fmg Studios, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Because the cliff is not merely a recruitment challenge.
—Ian Gibson, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
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Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
Torras says that most households will absorb the consequences, even those with merely adequate credit.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 2 May 2026
By focusing on the ihram, which is a garment produced and discarded in massive volumes, the commission is not merely addressing a waste problem.
—Fmg Studios, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Because the cliff is not merely a recruitment challenge.
—Ian Gibson, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merely
Adverb
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When the king talked about his Christian faith, GOP lawmakers were rowdier than Democrats, many of whom offered just tepid applause.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Then, not only that, just to be able to cash in, that’s like the next step there.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The dirt-only diamond was loamy and soft and home plate was totally submerged in a muddy puddle, a tributary of which also snaked down the third-base line.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Regretfully, locally foxgloves only last through spring and early summer before succumbing to the heat and humidity of the hot months.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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Speak simply, and let your honesty keep things moving forward smoothly while staying curious and open.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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The ones who do not should not be able to simply walk out the door and call it retirement.—
Nick Weston,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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“Merely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merely. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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