mere word
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmereandword
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mere
adjective[before noun]
uk/mɪər/us/mɪr/
used to emphasize that something is not large ...
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word
noun
uk/wɜːd/us/wɝːd/
a single unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken ...
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(Definition ofmereandwordfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmere word
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But receivers were not very likely to admit anything when denial was clearly an effective defence strategy against themerewordof a confessed thief.
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If we get that co-operation we will, together, make modernisation more than amereword.
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It seems to me that it ismereword-chopping to suggest any- thing to the contrary.
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The mass of mankind can express themselves best through the work of their hands, and not in words, but practically all our education, especially our secondary education, ismereword-spinning.
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Dividend limitation became amereword.
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The one thing that has impressed me most—and this is my last word—is the amazing power of amereword, such as "subsidy," to delude the public.
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In my view themereword"officer" creates a sort of psychological antagonism in a child's mind towards anyone bearing that name.
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Before the war nutrition was amerewordto many people, who did know what it meant.
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Amerewordof praise is given to these committees, but when their views are brought forward not the least attention is paid to them.
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Moreover, we are not only banning tobacco advertising but banning the use of amerewordwhich has any association whatever with tobacco.
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I wish to push the envelope beyond mere words, indeed beyond biology.
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This is so even though mere words created the contract in question.
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Their visible presence in the square would be, he maintained, a far more effective manifestation of 'public opinion' than the mere words of their speeches.
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Mere words are not enough: we need concrete action.
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Now is the time to go beyond mere words and provide financial support for that project.
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But more than that is needed; more is needed than mere words.
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I am not challenging the mere words which were said to have been employed.
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Mere words and exhortations can be of little value at the present time.
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I do not believe that you can make peace by mere words.
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They are mere words which tend to obscure a very simple issue.
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