little more than
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: not much more than (something) : only slightly more than (something)
They ate little more than ice cream and hot dogs all day.
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Yet, there is a long history of new ideas being little more than the restating of ideas forgotten from the past.
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Bill Fischer, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Democrats call Lawler little more than a fig leaf for Trump’s extremist policies with little influence in GOP decision making.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
In the little more than two weeks that the new businesses have been open, the street has appeared a lot livelier on the weekends, with people milling about outside or lining up for an ice cream cone.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The series paints a stark picture of a corporate world where individuals become little more than specialized cogs in a vast mechanized system.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Bill Fischer, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Democrats call Lawler little more than a fig leaf for Trump’s extremist policies with little influence in GOP decision making.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
In the little more than two weeks that the new businesses have been open, the street has appeared a lot livelier on the weekends, with people milling about outside or lining up for an ice cream cone.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
The series paints a stark picture of a corporate world where individuals become little more than specialized cogs in a vast mechanized system.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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