little more than
idiom
: 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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The idea is little more than fantasy wish-casting, driven by a top-down desire to inorganically bring into the world something that can only exist organically.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
Others, such as the Revolutionary War-era cameo of one of the country’s founding fathers, are little more than walking, talking punch lines.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
In 2018, Republican Councilwoman Lorie Zapf became the first council incumbent to lose re-election since 1992 during a campaign focused on little more than tying her to Trump.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
The area beside the lake, little more than a cluster of street-food joints a decade ago, has since gentrified and boasts cafes, bars and vintage clothing stores.
—Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
Others, such as the Revolutionary War-era cameo of one of the country’s founding fathers, are little more than walking, talking punch lines.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
In 2018, Republican Councilwoman Lorie Zapf became the first council incumbent to lose re-election since 1992 during a campaign focused on little more than tying her to Trump.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
The area beside the lake, little more than a cluster of street-food joints a decade ago, has since gentrified and boasts cafes, bars and vintage clothing stores.
—Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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