Fully and Merely

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Fully adverb - To a full extent or degree.

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Merely and fully are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Merely" instead an adverb "Fully".

Nearby Word: full

Merely adverb - Nothing more than.

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Fully and merely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fully" instead an adverb "Merely".

Nearby Word: mere

This name also allows Sakuya to fully banish monsters instead of merely sealing their movements.

Source: Manga / Isuca
The trope is downplayed in that Katie merely falls unconscious instead of dying, but the situation is such that she fully expects to die.

Source: Fan Fic / The Legend of Total Drama Island
Even the invention of radar and sonar didn't fully solve this problem, instead merely giving you a "higher" platform from which to look at the enemy from.

Source: Useful Notes / History of Naval Warfare

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