as in very
being this and no more
the mere idea of your traveling alone to Europe is ridiculous
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Recent Examples of mere
Indivar Nayyar, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The Gothic landscape serves as more than mere backdrop.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 June 2025
The number of private sector jobs created in May rose by a mere 37,000, almost three times lower than the Dow Jones forecast.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 5 June 2025
The diffusion rule was more than just a mere export control.
—Matthew Mittelsteadt, National Review, 26 May 2025
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Adjective
Beyond mere efficiency gains, AI possesses the transformative potential to reconfigure entire business models through the creation of products and services previously inconceivable with conventional AI approaches.
—Indivar Nayyar, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The Gothic landscape serves as more than mere backdrop.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 June 2025
The number of private sector jobs created in May rose by a mere 37,000, almost three times lower than the Dow Jones forecast.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 5 June 2025
The diffusion rule was more than just a mere export control.
—Matthew Mittelsteadt, National Review, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mere
Adjective
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In very Realme style, its limited edition phone is bold, unique, and painted in the Aston Martin Racing Green color.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Too many grounds could be harmful to the very insects that keep soil healthy.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
Noun
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When the team replaced the live yeast with dead ones or glass beads, the same halo effect was produced, indicating that the puddles were driving it.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 June 2025
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The Empire Mica caught on fire, sending giant plumes of black smoke into the air and a massive puddle of flaming oil into the surrounding water.—
Asia London Palomba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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The White Lotus star accessorized with sheer lace gloves and bright pink sunglasses.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Even so, the sheer variety of different tasks—and the ways those tasks are presented in different parts of the game's massive map—should keep the P-Switch hunt from feeling dull or rote.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2025
Noun
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There’s also a private pool and attic space that was converted to another room.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2025
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Break up the set entirely by pairing the top with linen trousers or the shorts with a button-down for lounging by the pool.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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“Mere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mere. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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