merely repeat

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

To emphasize that the action is only a repetition, often with a slightly dismissive tone.

repeatADVERB + repeat

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merely

Examples (10)

  • There is no point in merely repeating what we've done before.
  • He didn't offer any new insights, merely repeated the same old arguments.
  • The speaker seemed to merely repeat the points from the previous meeting.
  • We shouldn't merely repeat history; we must learn from it.
  • Her essay felt unoriginal, merely repeating common knowledge.
  • Are you going to merely repeat what everyone else has said, or add something new?
  • To merely repeat instructions without understanding is useless.
  • The new policy doesn't innovate; it merely repeats past failures.
  • She found herself merely repeating her request, feeling frustrated.
  • The software update didn't fix the bug; it merely repeated the same error.