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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Williams is not merely a generational talent, but also a face, maybe The Face, of his generation’s disruption of a college sports economic model in which athletes, no longer nominal amateurs, can now cash in on their name, image and likeness.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
As performers, strippers were not merely the bearers of meaning in films but active makers of meaning, calling attention to the performative aspect of gender.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2024
As the founder of Unstoppable Solutions by Scoggins International Inc., his journey is not merely a testament to personal resilience but one of hope and actionable strategy for aspiring entrepreneurs worldwide.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
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.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
As performers, strippers were not merely the bearers of meaning in films but active makers of meaning, calling attention to the performative aspect of gender.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2024
As the founder of Unstoppable Solutions by Scoggins International Inc., his journey is not merely a testament to personal resilience but one of hope and actionable strategy for aspiring entrepreneurs worldwide.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
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.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
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“Not merely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20merely. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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