Ever
Ever adverb - For all time.
Merely
Merely adverb - Nothing more than.
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Synonyms for Merely
Ever and merely are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Ever" with "Merely", this adverbs are similar.
Nearby Word: mere
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Iznogoud the Infamous, the ever-scheming but hapless Grand Vizier to the Caliph, who merely wants "to become Caliph instead of the Caliph."
- Most commonly, though, no actual purpose for these marks ever crystallizes; they serve merely as a form of visual seasoning that may not ever be acknowledged in actual pronunciation.
Source: Punctuation Shaker - The trope is downplayed in that Katie merely falls unconscious instead of actually dying, although the situation suggests that she's not likely to ever regain consciousness.
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