Merely and Very much

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Merely adverb - Nothing more than.

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Very much and merely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Very much" instead an adverb "Merely".

Nearby Word: mere

Very much adverb - To a very great degree or extent.

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Merely and very much are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merely" instead an adverb phrase "Very much".

In the original Marvel comics, they're still very much alive (and Ronan is even the current Kree Emperor, while Carina isn't merely the Collector's assistant but his daughter).

Source: Film / Guardians of the Galaxy
Female characters are very much present, such asSayla Mass or Audrey Burne aka Mineva Lao Zabi, but they vary from being capable and prominent to merely in the background.

Source: Sliding Scale of Gender Inequality
They actually hate him, or at least don't care about him very much, and merely suck up to him because they want to be in the spotlight.

Source: Ignorant of Their Own Ignorance

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