as in very
being this and no more
the mere idea of your traveling alone to Europe is ridiculous
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Recent Examples of mere
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
More than a mere workhorse, he's recorded a 3.22 ERA (124 ERA+) for the San Francisco Giants in that span.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
From the moment Sandoval arrives at the castle in Episode 1, his mere presence incites derision.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
The mere presence of Henry is a reminder to Monken and the coaching staff to not abandon the run, which the team has done prematurely in past playoff losses.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
While welcome, those were mere cracks of light through a door barely ajar, and all too typical of a court system that leaves transparency up to judges.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
More than a mere workhorse, he's recorded a 3.22 ERA (124 ERA+) for the San Francisco Giants in that span.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
From the moment Sandoval arrives at the castle in Episode 1, his mere presence incites derision.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
The mere presence of Henry is a reminder to Monken and the coaching staff to not abandon the run, which the team has done prematurely in past playoff losses.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mere
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The interim president will also take on leadership of the agency amid a debate about its very future.Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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Resilience is taking a very energy-efficient path to the moon and therefore will get there after Blue Ghost does.Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Her long light brown hair spools into a swelling red puddle around her.Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Flooding isn't expected to be an issue, though the NWS warned drivers to watch out for large puddles of water forming on roadways.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 28 Dec. 2024
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That’s the experience the viewer simply must embrace with The Brutalist: giving themselves over to the sheer loudness of it all.David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The sheer scale of the Los Angeles fires and the prominence of the location have delivered an unprecedented amount of eyeballs to the young platform.Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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Murphy, 28, is now the most experienced one in the pool with 20 caps.Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Step aside, Moo Deng:Watch this baby pygmy hippo born in Virginia just before Christmas Iris gave birth to Poppy in the zoo's hippo enclosure indoor pool.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Mere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mere. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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