not just/only/merely
idiom
: something more than
It is not just/only/merely a novel; it is a literary classic.
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These sports and activities are now year-round with very few if any, long breaks not only to let the kids' bodies rest but to let our schedules rest as well.
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 29 June 2023
Smolka went for a week in February, not only reuniting with her mother but also meeting four sisters, a brother and 10 nieces and nephews for the first time.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field.
—Al.com Reports, al, 28 June 2023
The deflation of balloon skirts was roughly concurrent with a recessionary period, making this tendency for the toned down not only look right but also feel in step with the times.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 June 2023
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 29 June 2023
Smolka went for a week in February, not only reuniting with her mother but also meeting four sisters, a brother and 10 nieces and nephews for the first time.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field.
—Al.com Reports, al, 28 June 2023
The deflation of balloon skirts was roughly concurrent with a recessionary period, making this tendency for the toned down not only look right but also feel in step with the times.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 June 2023
See All Example Sentences for not just/only/merely
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“Not just/only/merely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20just%2Fonly%2Fmerely. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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