Synonym: barely, only, purely, simply. Similar words: severely, sincerely, rely, barely, rely on, purely, mere, entirely. Meaning: ['mɪrlɪ /'mɪəl-] 
adv. and nothing more.
adv. and nothing more. 
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1, Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time ; a man of talent tries to use it. 
2, Men do not desire merely to be rich, but to be richer than other men.
3, The poet's voiceneed not merely be the record of man , it can be one of the props , the pillars to help him endure andprevail.
4, I merely wanted to see it.
5, The meeting was merely an exercise in damage limitation.
6, We humans are merely the instruments of fate.
7, I don't believe it; it's merely hearsay.
8, Michael is now merely a good friend.
9, His brave words are merely a pose.
10, He is merely a working machine.
11, Wrinkles merely indicate where smiles have been.
12, They are merely exercising their right to free speech.
13, The player insists that he merely took a cold remedy and not a banned substance.
14, Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Albert Einstein
15, Giving these events a lot of media coverage merely perpetuates the problem.
16, There is no point in merely repeating what we've done before.
17, For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela
18, Life is merely a drop of nectar on the lotus leaf.
19, For many the philosophy was merely a fashion,[http://sentencedict.com/merely.html] and the novelty soon wore off.
20, I merely suggested you should do it again.There's no need to get annoyed.
21, All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
22, The television programme is designed to educate and not merely to entertain.
23, She actually seemed pleased to see him: most of her visitors she merely tolerated.
24, In actuality, Teddie did not have a disorder but merely a difficult temperament.
25, Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.
26, The television program is designed to educate and not merely to entertain.
27, The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity.
28, Karl Smith, the 19-year old singer, had whipped the crowd of teenage girls into a frenzy merely by removing his shirt.
29, Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start.
30, A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. William James