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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Totalitarianism and socialism are simply morally wrong, not merely only non-efficacious, ineffective, uneconomical.
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Walter E Block, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
For them, Irish is not merely a language but a symbol of republicanism (no, not that kind), which can be credited to the language’s history of ebbing and flowing between extinction and existence.
—Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Communities should be active participants in this public health effort, not merely passive recipients.
—Dr. Josh Green, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
So how then does an old lady like me put herself together in a way that is not merely suitable, but interesting—maybe even worth looking at?
—Judith Viorst, Allure, 1 Apr. 2025
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Walter E Block, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
For them, Irish is not merely a language but a symbol of republicanism (no, not that kind), which can be credited to the language’s history of ebbing and flowing between extinction and existence.
—Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Communities should be active participants in this public health effort, not merely passive recipients.
—Dr. Josh Green, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
So how then does an old lady like me put herself together in a way that is not merely suitable, but interesting—maybe even worth looking at?
—Judith Viorst, Allure, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not merely
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“Not merely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20merely. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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