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as in only
for nothing other than
the scholarships are awarded simply on the basis of merit uninterested in food, she eats simply to keep alive
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Recent Examples of simply
Black barbershops and hair salons have always been more than a place to simply get your hair done.
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Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Connectivity, quite simply, is the key to unlocking potential and reducing inequality.
—Hans Vestberg, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Many of the ingredients these brands rely on to meet our needs simply can’t be sourced domestically.
—Lyric Christian, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
Perhaps the solution is simply getting Hurts back in practice with the fullness of the offensive roster available.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Connectivity, quite simply, is the key to unlocking potential and reducing inequality.
—Hans Vestberg, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Many of the ingredients these brands rely on to meet our needs simply can’t be sourced domestically.
—Lyric Christian, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
Perhaps the solution is simply getting Hurts back in practice with the fullness of the offensive roster available.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simply
Adverb
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The government admitted to Rubens’s death at its hands only decades after the fact, and his body still hasn’t been found.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The technology will only be used at the snowboarding events for both men and women.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The body and leg meat can be just as tasty with just a little extra preparation and special recipes.—
Peter Burke,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Put one foot in front of the other, smile and just keep on rolling.—
Karen Mizoguchi,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Shaping Tomorrow's Intelligence Today The shift from purely generative to more agentic AI represents a fundamental reimagining of what artificial intelligence can be.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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On a purely statistical basis, the 1930-31 team remain the worst version of Manchester United the English top flight has seen, losing their first 12 games of that season, something no subsequent side has ever matched.—
Andy Mitten,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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But to TikTok executives, that is merely a symbolic life raft, since ByteDance has consistently indicated that the platform, China's first global social media hit, is not for sale.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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Alas, Ground News is merely a resource, not a platform for debate and persuasion.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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King was martyred for his role in that struggle for freedom and equality that has bettered the lives of all Americans, not solely African-Americans.—
Paul L. Newman,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2025
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The key is to embrace AI as a tool for enhancement rather than viewing it solely as a threat.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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IndieWire shares Hinojosa’s keynote exclusively below.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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In turn this put Netflix in the spotlight and spurred it to develop its own slate of movies. Called Netflix Originals, they are generally produced, financed and exclusively distributed by the platform.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Simply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simply. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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