merely
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A masquerade without masks is merely fancy dress with an open bar.
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
“The diversification of global rare-earth supply chains is an imperative, not merely an opportunity,” said Chief Executive Darryl Cuzzubbo.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The evil was not merely that searches occurred but that the government treated entire populations as searchable first and innocent later.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
For once I didn’t want to merely steal away with my tail between my legs.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing merely
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