not merely
idiom
—used to say that one thing is true and that another thing is also true
He was not merely a great baseball player, he was also a great person.
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For on Juneteenth, we are reminded that freedom is not merely a gift, but a task — one that falls to us, the living, to complete.
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Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
The expectation of 3% inflation is not merely hypothetical.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 11 June 2024
In other words, the existential threat posed by these powers was not merely hypothetical.
—Eric Levitz, Vox, 3 June 2024
This should concern us all because losing internet access is not merely a problem for any specific individual, household or demographic group.
—Christian Arana, The Mercury News, 1 June 2024
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Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
The expectation of 3% inflation is not merely hypothetical.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 11 June 2024
In other words, the existential threat posed by these powers was not merely hypothetical.
—Eric Levitz, Vox, 3 June 2024
This should concern us all because losing internet access is not merely a problem for any specific individual, household or demographic group.
—Christian Arana, The Mercury News, 1 June 2024
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“Not merely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20merely. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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