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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91, It is not merely a job, but a way of life.
92, Her wild behaviour merely fanned the flames of his jealousy.
93, He said that the new building merely aped the classical traditions.
94, Nowhere in the report does she provide evidence for these assertions:they are merely dogmatically stated as fact.
95, The speech was dismissed by some people as merely political rhetoric .
96, She merely ignored any strictures on the way she dressed.
97, The King has merely given the politicians enough rope to hang themselves.
98, I think you're overly dramatizing; he merely brushed against you.
99, He regarded his marriage merely as a means to an end.
100, I wasn't complaining, I merely said that I was tired.
101, Will this agreement merely set the stage for another war?
102, The school inspector's function is not merely to pronounce judgement, but also to suggest improvements.
103, These stories are merely a product of her fevered imagination.
104, Tax credits given to students are merely a band-aid solution to the rising cost of getting an education.
105, In his statement, the minister merely echoed the views of the chief police officer.
106, Information skills are not merely incidental to the curriculum but central to it.
107, The authorities have been too pusillanimous in merely condemning the violence.
108, Success cannot be measured merely in terms of the size of your salary.
108, Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and create good sentences.
109, She didn't reply - she merely smiled that insinuating smile.
110, When Jack made that remark, he meant merely to play at her.
111, Her confidence was merely a pose to hide her uncertainty.
112, The authorities believe these men are important figures in the drug trade, not merely mules.
113, The brain accounts for merely three per cent of body weight.
114, It's merely a question of time before the business collapses.
115, She had no appetite, and merely toyed with the bread and cheese.
116, Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.
117, Setting off firecrackers is seen not merely as a nuisance, but also as a big threat to man's life and property.
118, I was merely questioning whether we have the money to fund such a project.
119, In justification of his conduct, he pleaded that he was merely obeying orders.
120, It is to be hoped that he is merely drumming up business.