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The phrase "are only suggesting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that a statement or idea is not definitive but rather a recommendation or proposal.
Example: "We are only suggesting that you consider alternative options before making a final decision."
Alternatives: "are merely proposing" or "are just recommending".
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are only suggesting
adverb
Without others or anything further; exclusively.
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Second, take your parents' advice into consideration but don't let them bully you into fulfilling their dreams — even if they insist they are only "suggesting".
Financial advisers say last week's tax deal doesn't mean they are only suggesting defensive strategies - as it has also created some opportunities for more aggressive investing.
HHS decided to add LGB data collection to the National Health Interview Survey but instead of adding T there, they are only suggesting states add it to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys, and most states said, "No, thanks".
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The characters aren't begging for money, nor are they providing a service for some predefined remuneration — the tips are only suggested.
Formal boundaries are only suggested, and the music moves in large harmonic clouds and slow arpeggios, melancholic and more than a little mystifying.
Unlike Nanak these leaders carry weapons rather than hymnals, which points to reconceived ideals of spiritual and temporal power, though these ideals and how they came about are only suggested here.
"Orange" embraces a pulpier approach, leaning into and then subverting our expectations of a "Caged Heat" melodrama, heightening (and sometimes inventing) tensions that are only suggested in the book.
During the Middle Ages, there were two harbours west and east of the city's southern square; in the painting they are only suggested by the presence of a mast behind the city.
These associations are only suggested by the findings of this study and they will have to be tested in additional studies with appropriate research designs.
Lower MIC breakpoints (R if MIC >2 mg/L) are only suggested by the Deutsche Industrie-Norm (DIN) (www.din.de) and guidelines of the Swedish Reference Group for Antibiotics (SRGA) (www.srga.org).srga.org
I am only suggesting an informed debate on these difficult subjects.
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