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merely

[meer-lee] / ˈmɪər li /
ADVERB
slightly
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


ADVERB
a little
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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For Ranvia, who speaks to me after her Monday night gym session - something she never did before her breast reduction - there is a much deeper significance than merely achieving a certain look.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Time had made the Declaration more than merely an official document among many others.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The formal Declaration merely ratified that decision with an eye to winning essential foreign support.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Workers crouch on starting blocks to sprint for a snack during their 30-second lunch break; characters switch actors in the middle of a take, pretending that the swap is merely a disguise.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Back then, just as today, some teachers merely taught right and wrong answers.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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