merely
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Fiedler’s propositions about masculine relationships turned out to be merely the opening shocks in his critical investigations of our country’s literary past.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The Revolution’s meaning was not merely preserved; it was pressed, insistently, toward the question of slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
If the Constitution treats all of that information as voluntarily exposed merely because third parties mediate it technologically, then the Fourth Amendment contracts dramatically without anyone ever formally rewriting it.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
Given the choice, I’d prefer to see a truly terrible movie over one that’s merely bland and mediocre.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
I merely nodded, having come to a decision.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing merely
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