little more than
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: not much more than (something) : only slightly more than (something)
They ate little more than ice cream and hot dogs all day.
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Especially when compared with the explicitly pro-woman tenor of the ads that aired during the game, which begin to look like little more than lip service.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2025
That’s why Anunoby’s questionable designation is little more than a tactical decision.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Search results give you little more than links to forms.
—PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
As Los Angeles burns, climate change warranted little more than a couple of lines.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2025
That’s why Anunoby’s questionable designation is little more than a tactical decision.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Search results give you little more than links to forms.
—PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
As Los Angeles burns, climate change warranted little more than a couple of lines.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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