not merely
idiom
—used to say that one thing is true and that another thing is also true
He was not merely a great baseball player, he was also a great person.
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For Putin, Ukraine is not merely a geopolitical flashpoint but an obsession that dictates his long-term strategy.
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Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
The Intelligent Age, therefore, is not merely about developing intelligent technologies.
—Klaus Schwab, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
His works are exceptionally difficult to acquire—not merely due to their significant price but because of their rarity.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
The world’s leading performance brands are also embracing hybrid EV tech—not merely to cut emissions or boost efficiency but because of the instant-on, highly controllable torque produced by electric motors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2025
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Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
The Intelligent Age, therefore, is not merely about developing intelligent technologies.
—Klaus Schwab, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
His works are exceptionally difficult to acquire—not merely due to their significant price but because of their rarity.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
The world’s leading performance brands are also embracing hybrid EV tech—not merely to cut emissions or boost efficiency but because of the instant-on, highly controllable torque produced by electric motors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Not merely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20merely. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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