merely

Whether it has succeeded or merely shifted the problem underground is a question that continues to haunt the state.

That will help insulate your portfolio from market turbulence and ensure you won’t have to sell stocks when they’re down merely to pay the bills.

“Judge Quinzy” was merely a role he played, as if he were an actor on the stage.

She had come to think it was out of friendship, for he had been distinctly helpful to them on several occasions—but had he merely been spying on them all along?

What they had just seen was not merely unexpected; it was utterly impossible.