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merely

[ meer-lee ]

adverb

  1. only as specified and nothing more; simply:

    merely a matter of form.

  2. Obsolete.
    1. without admixture; purely.
    2. altogether; entirely.


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/ ˈɪəɪ /

adverb

  1. only; nothing more than
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of merely1

First recorded in 1400–50, merely is from the late Middle English word mereli. See mere 1, -ly
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Furthermore, seemingly opposed values may not be opposites at all, but merely two sides of the same coin.

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Sometimes, merely showing up and not hiding who you are is how to fight back best.

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But what if the truth becomes not merely inconvenient, but weaponized by unscrupulous actors in a war against the public interest?

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“His gift was so overt and so subtle that he became the best part of the movies he merely supported,” Brosser-Akner wrote.

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Still, the attorney general and the president want to score points now merely by announcing that they want Mangione to die.

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