not merely
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—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 platform engineers, this is not merely a challenge but an unparalleled opportunity to redefine how organizations build, scale and innovate in an ever-changing world.
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Srikanta Datta, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Perhaps the most intriguing option is not merely returning to Santos to play but to buy, or invest in, the club.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Free association in writing, when writing is actually going on and not merely longed for, is euphoric; thought seems to move upward and skyward, the panorama widening, the material available to the gaze increasing as one rises farther away.
—Louise Glück, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2025
The government’s upcoming report, the next shoe to drop in this controversy, is expected to focus on health outcomes known to be caused by alcohol, not merely associated with it.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Srikanta Datta, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Perhaps the most intriguing option is not merely returning to Santos to play but to buy, or invest in, the club.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Free association in writing, when writing is actually going on and not merely longed for, is euphoric; thought seems to move upward and skyward, the panorama widening, the material available to the gaze increasing as one rises farther away.
—Louise Glück, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2025
The government’s upcoming report, the next shoe to drop in this controversy, is expected to focus on health outcomes known to be caused by alcohol, not merely associated with it.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Not merely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20merely. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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