little more than
idiom
: not much more than (something) : only slightly more than (something)
They ate little more than ice cream and hot dogs all day.
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Fans have tried to decipher meaning from Justin and Selena’s random Instagram posts, crafting narratives about the two pining after each other, often based on little more than song lyrics and pictures.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Davis Gates is the lead puppeteer for the union and the mayor and chief antagonist to Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, and her mean-spirited grandstanding is little more than a series of contrived media stunts.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
The physical setup consists of little more than loading paper and inserting the combination of cartridge and drum unit in the printer.
—PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2025
Still, its existence remains little more than a rumor in Vesha’s screenplay.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Davis Gates is the lead puppeteer for the union and the mayor and chief antagonist to Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, and her mean-spirited grandstanding is little more than a series of contrived media stunts.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
The physical setup consists of little more than loading paper and inserting the combination of cartridge and drum unit in the printer.
—PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2025
Still, its existence remains little more than a rumor in Vesha’s screenplay.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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