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    merely

    US /ˈmɪrli/

    ・

    UK /ˈmiəli/

    B1
    adv.AdverbOnly, simply, or nothing more than
    The girl was merely five feet tall

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    • That's a razor thin line to have to tread across between scientific evidence and just merely entertaining.

      That's a razor thin line to have to tread across between scientific evidence and just merely entertaining.

    • and just merely entertaining.

      and just merely entertaining.

    B2

    The Life Changing Effect of Small Talk With Strangers

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    • and how deeply, our hearts may go out to  people whose lives we merely brush against.  

      and how deeply, our hearts may go out to  people whose lives we merely brush against.  

    B1

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    08:52Why Does the U.S. Support and Fund Israel So Much? | WSJ
    • She, for instance, was evidently once merely a number in some Nazi (indistinct).

      She, for instance, was evidently once merely a number in some Nazi (indistinct).

    B1

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    • from merely annoying to deadly or entail decades of suffering. With a powerful

      from merely annoying to deadly or entail decades of suffering. With a powerful

    B1

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    09:01A STRONGER SAFER HEELSIDE
    • Okay, so this statement isn't really backed up by any empirical evidence, merely my own observations, and I'm not here to try and stoke the ever-popular skier versus snowboarder fire.

      Okay, so this statement isn't really backed up by any empirical evidence, merely my own observations, and I'm not here to try and stoke the ever-popular skier versus snowboarder fire.

    • Okay, so this statement isn't really backed up by any empirical evidence, merely my own observations,

      Okay, so this statement isn't really backed up by any empirical evidence, merely my own observations,

    B1

    How Radiohead Avoid Clichés In Songwriting: Paranoid Android

    16:19How Radiohead Avoid Clichés In Songwriting: Paranoid Android
    • There's not so much emphasis on meaning in the lyrics, rather an emphasis on words and themes that merely sound and feel interesting when combined.

      There's not so much emphasis on meaning in the lyrics, rather an emphasis on words and themes that merely sound and feel interesting when combined.

    B1

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    13:16Top 10 Movies So Bad Actors QUIT
    • Sharif merely plays supporting to this miscast lead.

      Sharif merely plays supporting to this miscast lead.

    B2

    10 Crime Bosses Who Maintained Power in Prison

    12:5710 Crime Bosses Who Maintained Power in Prison
    • Edmund's conviction in 1990 merely provided business opportunities. He collaborated with fellow high-profile inmates at the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary to continue trafficking.

      Edmund's conviction in 1990 merely provided business opportunities. He collaborated with fellow high-profile inmates at the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary to continue trafficking.

    B2

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    • These films were not merely commercial juggernauts but were also praised for their compelling storytelling.

      These films were not merely commercial juggernauts but were also praised for their compelling storytelling.

    B2

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    • These are not merely regrettable incidentals, they lie at the centre of our feelings of love.

      These are not merely regrettable incidentals, they lie at the centre of our feelings of love.

    • These are not merely regrettable incidentals—they lie at the centre of our feelings of love.

      These are not merely regrettable incidentals—they lie at the centre of our feelings of love.

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