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
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The mere threat of a team moving here got its current city to devote public money to a new stadium.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Yoshiki, fresh off a flight from Tokyo, arrived mere minutes before his cue.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Wealth was once a mere by-product of tyranny.
—Max Hastings, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Outside, the full-car murals were unforgettable and, in their way, influential in the worlds of painting and design; inside, the signage devolved into tags, mere scrawled names that hinted at the city’s inability to police even its own interiors.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for mere
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That makes the very idea of awards in literature filled with landmines.—
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With nine-figure contracts, record absorption, and buyers choosing condos over even the most coveted co-ops and townhouses, 2025 may be remembered as the year Lower Manhattan fully claimed its place at the very top of New York’s luxury housing market.—
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The basin should resemble a shallow puddle, similar to what birds find in nature.—
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Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.—
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The Rhode founder stunned in a sheer black mesh teddy with a G-string thong design and an ab-baring cutout made out of straps.—
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But the department has argued the sheer volume of documents that need to be found, uploaded, reviewed, redacted and published has forced it to instead release the files online on a rolling basis, with a series of enormous document dumps over the course of several days in mid-December.—
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Riley Johnson found Pantaleon across the pool for the opening goal.—
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During the primary, voters will be asked to select their top choice out of a pool of candidates, with the top two vote-getters advancing to the general election in November.—
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“Mere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mere. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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