little more than
idiom
: not much more than (something) : only slightly more than (something)
They ate little more than ice cream and hot dogs all day.
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But Nep is basically a stock detective, and Kaczynski little more than an angry narcissist who derides everyone around him as fools.
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Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Some e-bike makers are unique, but many, especially at the low end, are little more than nameplates affixed to off-the-shelf Chinese e-bikes assembled from a catalog.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 May 2024
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Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Some e-bike makers are unique, but many, especially at the low end, are little more than nameplates affixed to off-the-shelf Chinese e-bikes assembled from a catalog.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 May 2024
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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