merely
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Officials on Friday had thought spraying water was actually cooling down the problem tank — and not merely reducing the speed at which the temperature was increasing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
For Ranvia, who speaks to me after her Monday night gym session - something she never did before her breast reduction - there is a much deeper significance than merely achieving a certain look.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Levitt told jurors that Daniel “would never be violent” and was merely venting to friends about the ongoing divorce proceedings and paying off old debts.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Like Eagle Rockers, San Franciscans were done merely lamenting the community’s loss.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
They merely needed to stop rising at the unprecedented rates they had the previous few years for vast numbers of Americans to default on their home loans.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing merely
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