merely
Example Sentences
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Or is space-time — the manifold of all the events that happen throughout eternity — merely something that occurs?
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
The fictional Async is merely following the same trajectory.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Ramaphosa explained how unscrupulous employers pay undocumented migrants well below the minimum wage and "merely" pay a fine if caught.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
That would confirm that the labor market is not merely avoiding deterioration; it is beginning to heal.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
“Well, why don’t you find something to do,” he’d tell me in a voice that didn’t sound like merely a suggestion.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing merely
Unit 1: Telling Details
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