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The phrase "showed only" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something was exclusively demonstrated or revealed without any additional elements.
Example: "The results of the experiment showed only a slight improvement in performance."
Alternatives: "demonstrated solely" or "revealed just".
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It showed only inside.
The official results showed only 60%.
showed only a 4.4 percent gain.
The transcript showed only routine communications.
The referee, Stuart Attwell, showed only a yellow card.
The billboard showed only a streaking yellow sports car.
Three states – California, Illinois and New York – showed only declines.
That met analysts' expectations, and shareholders showed only mild disappointment.
Kotelnik's record had also showed only two defeats.
By 10, the reverend showed only faint signs of finishing.
NBC showed only one Olympic event live in prime time.
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