not just
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—used to say that one thing is true and that another thing is also true
She's not just my friend, she's my lawyer.
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Still, if the Sharks’ template is any indication, the Penguins will likely be challenged to become contenders again — not just this season but for years to come.
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Hunter’s not just playing two positions at once at an elite level.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
In the future, researchers believe similar dating methodologies could one day be applied to not just other meteorites, but planets.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Adding poignancy, the narrative is interspersed with obituaries of some of the patients Shelly could not save, showing them as human beings and not just names on a medical chart.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Hunter’s not just playing two positions at once at an elite level.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
In the future, researchers believe similar dating methodologies could one day be applied to not just other meteorites, but planets.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Adding poignancy, the narrative is interspersed with obituaries of some of the patients Shelly could not save, showing them as human beings and not just names on a medical chart.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Not just.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20just. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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