merely confirm
Frequency: 6.58.2 per million words
Similar to 'just confirm', suggesting the action is simple and does not have a greater significance.
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Examples (10)
- This latest tragedy merely confirms my view that the law must be tightened.
- The results of the second experiment merely confirmed our initial hypothesis.
- His evasive answer merely confirmed my suspicions about his involvement.
- I'm not asking you to investigate, just to call and merely confirm the delivery time.
- The press release will merely confirm what has already been leaked to the media.
- His refusal to help merely confirms that he is as selfish as we always thought.
- The quarterly report is expected to merely confirm the slow but steady growth of the market.
- Her testimony served to merely confirm the timeline of events already established.
- The doctor's diagnosis merely confirmed our worst fears.
- The witness's statement did little to advance the case; it would merely confirm details the police already knew.