Common and Merely

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Common

Common adjective - Often observed or encountered.
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Merely and common are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Merely" instead an adjective "Common".
Nearby Words: commonplace, commonly, commons, commonality, commonness

Merely

Merely adverb - Nothing more than.
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Common and merely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Common" instead an adjective "Merely".
Nearby Word: mere
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  • Later in the series, he gets some variations on his wardrobe, though it's still common to see him merely ditching his jacket and still wearing the turtlenecks and pants.
    Source: Limited Wardrobe / Anime and Manga
  • Literature / The Joy Luck Club Even Lena realizes that her father can merely "put words in her mother's mouth." Also a common case between the mothers and daughters.
    Source: Literature / The Joy Luck Club
  • Moving the Goalposts One common interpretation of the story says he believed as soon as he merely saw them.
    Source: Moving the Goalposts
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